PLANARIA MOVEMENT If Worms Drank Coffee

LEARNING TARGETS SUCCESS CRITERIA I can obtain information to prepare for an investigation about how chemicals affect living organism Conduct research about medicinal properties of plants to predict the effects of plant chemicals on planaria.

INITIAL THOUGHTS Where does medicine come from? How can plant chemicals affect animal behavior & movement? How do chemicals get into cells?

LAB PREP: Research “How are Planaria similar to humans?” STEP 4 Use a notetaking Strategy & Read the Actively Learn… “A Neuroseeds Story: The Power of Jamaican Coffee” STEP 4 Draw a planaria and label the eye spots STEP 5 Answer the question… “How are Planaria similar to humans?” STEP 2 Continue reading/notetaking… “A Nervy Worm” Look at the definitions on the back page for all of the bolded words

LAB PREPARATION RESEARCH: AFTER YOUR TEACHER ASSIGNS LAB GROUPS A CHEMICAL, RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE WHAT CHEMICAL/MEDICINAL PROPERTIES YOUR ASSIGNED HERBS ARE KNOWN FOR. PREPARE FOR INVESTIGATION: Independent Variable: Types of Plant Chemicals Dependent Variable: Planaria Movement Make a Prediction/Hypothesis: Which chemical will have a stimulating affect on Planaria movement?

Complete your MID CHECK-IN Then continue for training

Lab Prep: Training Watch the video of Planaria movement. Step 3 Step 4 Watch the video of Planaria movement. Describe how they move. Watch the video to understand how we describe Planaria movement

Lab Prep: Key Planaria Movement Key Step 5 Draw the symbols below your data table describing Planaria movement

Complete the lab before continuing…

END OF LESSON Describe a time chemicals caused you behave differently. REVISED THOUGHTS EXIT TICKET What was surprising? What did you already know but see in a new way? What do you still need help with? Describe a time chemicals caused you behave differently.

Complete your END CHECK-IN Then continue for an extension

DONE EARLY? Choose from the lists below… TODAY GRADE BOOSTERS If your lab-planning sheet & Notebook work are done… Review the lab procedures and write down any questions you have on a post it for me to review with the class tomorrow. Write down anything that is making you nervous about this lab so I can help you privately. Prep your Planaria box for tomorrow. Investigate how to care for Planaria & write instructions to give to our elementary school. Investigate medicinal properties of 2 other herbs you have not used & write an information label for their package. Write 4 test questions for another class. Make a career flyer for one of these: Aquarist, Biologist, Neurologist, Neuroscientist, Pharmacologist, Physician, Traditional Healer