COURSE TITLE HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
COMPUTER TITLE HU ANAT PHYS
COMPUTER CODE ]SCX401
GRADE LEVEL 10-12
PREREQUISITE RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY
LENGTH OF COURSE 36 weeks
Laboratory Requirement: Students who take this course spend a minimum of 30% of their time engaged in laboratory exercises.
Major Concepts/Content: Human Anatomy & Physiology is an elective course for students with a special interest and high motivation for an in-depth study of normal human structures and functions. Information is presented in an integrated approach with science as inquiry, science & technology, science & social perspectives, and the history & nature of science. The course integrates biology and chemistry using unifying concepts and processes of systems, order & organization, evidence, models & explanation, change, consistency & equilibrium, and form & function.
Scientific inquiry and understanding about inquiry are emphasized through practical and meaningful applications. Topics students study include the muscular, nervous, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory, endocrine, and reproductive systems, and genetics.
Major Instructional Activities: Based on the philosophy that scientific knowledge is best acquired through inquiry, the course uses a variety of inquiry techniques to introduce, explore, and reinforce major anatomy and physiology concepts, theories, principles, and skills.
Instructional activities are staged in appropriate settings. They include laboratories, classrooms, and forms of technology. Teaching strategies include investigations, demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on/minds-on experiences.
Major Evaluation Techniques: All aspects (e.g., ability to inquire, scientific understanding of the natural world, and understanding of the nature and utility of science) of progress in science are measured using multiple methods such as individual and group performances, projects, interviews, reports, student-generated works, and/or conventional testing.
Essential Objectives: Upon completion of Human Anatomy & Physiology, students should be able to: