This is an overview of the digestive system and how our nutrients are digested! SWBAT: 1. List the different nutrients 2. Identify organs in the digestive system and describe their function. 3. Identify which organs digest each of the nutrients and what enzymes are used. Guiding Questions: What are the nutrients you would find on a food label? When they are digested, what do they get broken down into? What are the organs of the digestive system? What enzymes are found in the digestive system? What, specifically, do they break down? Where are the three nutrients each digested? Which enzymes are involved? What are some disorders of the digestive system? What are the role of probiotics in the digestive system? What does it mean if someone is lactose intolerant and can’t eat dairy?

An intro into the nervous system for 9th grade Biology. Objectives: SWBAT: 1. List the different sections of the brain and describe their functions. 2. Describe the different types of neurons. 3. Label the different structures of a neuron. 4. Describe what happens in a synapse between two neurons. 5. Define neurotransmitter and describe their role in cell communication.

This expedition will take you through the 3 trimesters of pregnancy. You will explore the changes within the fetus and the mother. Objectives: SWBAT: 1. Describe where and when an embryo becomes a fetus. 2. Describe the role of differentiation and mitosis in the development of a baby. 3. Describe the changes in the mother throughout pregnancy. 4. Describe the process of birth and what causes it. 5. Describe how drugs would affect development.

An introduction to the heart and circulatory system: SWBAT: 1. List the functions of the heart 2. Describe the three different types of blood vessels 3. Identify the Pulmonary Artery, Aorta Artery and Coronary Arteries and explain how they are similar and different. 4. Define Pacemaker 5. Describe pulmonary circulation #GoogleExpeditions

This expedition focuses on the two roles Carbon Dioxide has as a pollutant in the ocean. In the air Carbon Dioxide acts as a greenhouse gas, trapping heat and increasing atmospheric temperatures. This, in turn, increases ocean temperatures which is the leading cause of coral bleaching. Carbon Dioxide also dissolves in the water creating Carbonic Acid. This lowers the pH of the water, leading to ocean acidification. This lesson includes class activities, demonstrations and expedition slides to showcase how the two roles of Carbon Dioxide are different, but both dangerous to biodiversity and ecosystem stability. A Google Doc lesson is attached in your download for easy use with Google Classroom. What is a Google Expedition: * Google Expeditions enable teachers to bring students on virtual trips to places — museums, underwater, outer space. Expeditions are collections of linked VR content and supporting materials that can be used alongside existing curriculum. *These trips are collections of virtual reality panoramas — 360° panoramas and 3D images — annotated with details, points of interest, and questions that make them easy to integrate into curriculum already used in schools.

During this #GoogleExpedition Lesson, students will look at images of animals from all over the world in different ecosystems. The reproductive strategies will be discussed as to what the benefits and tradeoffs are off their strategy for their particular environment. Student notes will be three T-charts that compare and contrast asexual to sexual reproduction and internal and external fertilization and development. Enjoy this lesson that has a PG-13 title, for a G-rated field trip!

This field trip will compare how drinking soda compares to what Ocean Acidification is doing to our oceans. It starts with a Flipped Lesson on pH scale, and class demo's comparing acidic drinks to what acids in the ocean are doing to our Biodiversity and fish health.