Format
1. WebEx room will open for groups to log on.
2. Liberty Science Center Facilitator will welcome students to the program and discuss rules of the program.
3. LSC facilitator will introduce guest speakers from the NJ Sharing Network. They will speak to the students and take questions.
4. Surgery begins
PLEASE NOTE: Should the patient become too ill for the surgical procedure (this can occur) the surgeon will speak to the students while a previously recorded surgery is played.
Objectives
The participants will:
- explore the roles of medical staff
- discuss careers in medicine
- discuss anatomy and physiology of an organ
- learn about organ donation
Standards Alignment
National Standards
LS1A 6-8 -- Structure and function
LS1A 9-12 -- Structure and function
LS1B 6-8 -- Growth and development of organisms
State Standards
Alignment to NJSLS - Science
MS-LS1-3 Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental
and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
HS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
HS-LS1-3 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts
WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
WHST.9-12.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer
a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.