1. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will describe blood by taking notes and analyzing a lab.
1. What is the topic?
2. What will you be doing?
3. Why is this important?
4. How will you know if you have done well?

2. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will describe blood by taking notes and analyzing a lab.
1. What is the topic? blood
2. What will you be doing? Notes, lab
3. Why is this important? Future career, understand ourselves
4. How will you know if you have done well? Able to describe blood; completed work

3. Blood Components Blood Component Structure Function Example Plasma   
Plasma 
Erythrocytes 
 Leukocytes
Platelets
Blood Components

4. Blood Components Blood Component Structure Function Example Plasma   
Plasma 
Fluid, straw colored
Transportation of hormones, nutrients, proteins, etc.
Plasma
Erythrocytes 
 Leukocytes
Platelets
Blood Components

5. Blood Components Blood Component Structure Function Example Plasma   
Plasma 
Fluid, straw colored
Transportation of hormones, nutrients, proteins, etc.
Plasma
Erythrocytes 
Cells with no nucleus
 Contains hemoglobin which binds oxygen
Red blood cells
 Leukocytes
Platelets
Blood Components

6. Blood Components Blood Component Structure Function Example Plasma   
Plasma 
Fluid, straw colored
Transportation of hormones, nutrients, proteins, etc.
Plasma
Erythrocytes 
Cells with no nucleus
 Contains hemoglobin which binds oxygen
Red blood cells
 Leukocytes
 Cells with nucleus
 Protect the body against micro-organisms
White blood cell
Platelets
Blood Components

7. Blood Components Blood Component Structure Function Example Plasma   
Plasma 
Fluid, straw colored
Transportation of hormones, nutrients, proteins, etc.
Plasma
Erythrocytes 
Cells with no nucleus
 Contains hemoglobin which binds oxygen
Red blood cells
 Leukocytes
 Cells with nucleus
 Protect the body against micro-organisms
White blood cell
Platelets
 Irregular shaped; transforms to mesh when cut
 Initiates blood clotting
Blood Components

8. Blood Types
Antigens:
Antibodies:
Agglutination:

9. Blood Types
Antigens: substance that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies
Antibodies:
Agglutination:

10. Blood Types
Antigens: substance that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies
Antibodies: attach to antigen to de-activate it
Agglutination:

11. Blood Types
Antigens: substance that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies
Antibodies: attach to antigen to de-activate it
Agglutination: blood cells clump together

12. Blood Transfusions activity
What is a blood transfusion?
Why would someone need one?
What would happen if the blood transfusion was unsuccessful?
Follow the procedure, record your results, answer the analysis questions. Be prepared to discuss.
Roles: Materials Manager, Task Manager, Clean Up Crew, Recorder