Do Now• Monday:• This past Monday I was in Boston covering the Boston

Marathon

Homework for today• Please check your seeds out and write down your

observations. • Due Today: Research paper• Pull that out now• Friday – you are to come to class regardless of whether

your parents come for the weekend or for Friday or not.

• Still missing several from Friday (1st & 2nd paragraphs). I am not chasing you for them

Schedule

8:30-9:00 Period A

9:05-9:35 Period B

9:40-10:10 Period C

10:15-10:45 Period D

10:50-11:20 Period E

11:25-11:55 Period F

What did you notice?• Check out the egg• What do you notice? Yes, you can touch it. It only

had vinegar on it, but do not wipe on your clothes. • Check out the bone (I will come around with it)

again do not wipe on your clothes. +

Essay due today– 3rd Essay FCAs Type 3 (total point value 100

points) Due April 23rd in class• Three to five pages with a title page containing

FCA’s, Catchy Title & your name (20 points)• Conclusion with your personal opinion or outlook of

the condition (20 points)• Paragraphs 2, 3, & 4 are the supporting points

covered in the introductory paragraph (20 points)• Minimum of 2 sources properly listed on the

Bibliography page & appropriate sources (10 points). Remember, Wikipedia sources will immediately be rejected

• Essay submitted in class (Due in class Wednesday April 23rd.) (30 points)

Friday• In Friday’s class you are to sit with your parents and

allow them to be students. • I will give them material we worked on already and see

how well they do.

Integumentary system functions• Three questions.• A bald headed wrestler is worried about making weight. He

is about to take a shower before weighing in, but a friend tells him not to because he will absorb the water and actually weigh more. Is he correct?

• Answer to # 1 - No, the skin does not absorb water• What is the largest organ in the body?• Answer to # 2 - Your skin• Also, what causes roughly 85% of the dust in a home?• Answer to # 3 - The skin is the largest organ and it is

continually shedding old skins which creates dust (dandruff, dry skin,…)

Integumentary system functions• The Integumentary system includes the following:• Skin• Hair• Nails• These continue to grow even after the person has died. • These parts of the Integumentary System have many

functions.• They serve as a barrier to prevent infection, keep one warm

(think about getting a short hair cut), produces vitamin D, and collects information for the brain to analyze and react (the skin will sense the heat or cold).