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Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems)

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Ohio WebXam: Human Anatomy and Physiology · 072040 (likely, pending confirmation)PLTW: Human Body Systems (HBS)

Open Clever, then myPLTW How to get there: open Clever and sign in with your Microsoft (district) account. Both myPLTW and Schoology are in Clever. Do the activity in myPLTW. Turn the work in on this site or hand it to Mr. Mendoza, because that is the step that counts as submitted. Schoology only shows your report-card grade later.

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HAP: weeks of instruction before the WebXam

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What the WebXam tests (072040)

Your end-of-course Ohio test, Human Anatomy and Physiology, is a 40-question exam. This assessment matches this course by title and blueprint, but district confirmation is still outstanding, so treat it as likely rather than settled. Here is the published item-bank weighting for the domains on that test.

Human Body Form, Function, and Pathophysiology

43.9%

Medical Terminology

21.95%

Evaluate Body Systems

18.29%

Microbiology Testing and Technology

4.88%

Bio-Molecular Technology

3.66%

Laboratory Standard Operational Procedures

3.66%

Culturing

3.66%

Weights are the canonical published WebXam item-bank blueprint (the PDF). WebXam's live blueprint page shows different numbers for some courses; the PDF is the citable source of record. The passing score is set by the state per test form and is not published here.

Where work goes

Which folder does each piece go to?

57 class days, folders and at-home chips

The story

What will this actually feel like?

14 weeks, a student's voice

Official PLTW Human Body Systems Course Outline

Human Body Systems, the official PLTW scope and sequence (current 2025 redesign).

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Week-by-week overview

Conference reflection & progress Days off & why

Semester 2 (Spring)

Single-semester Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems): the full in-class curriculum, then the WebXam window. Every unit is taught in class; nothing is pushed to extra credit.

WeekDatesFocusDue by week end

Jan 19–26

Orientation: daily icebreakers, the daily lesson pages and website, what notes should look like (Cornell + the 6 Rs), the lab notebook, lab safety, the PLTW web portal, and a Friday WebXam pretest.This week

Jan 19–26

procedureroutinePPESDS

Orientation checklist, signed safety contract, notebook sample, and baseline WebXam pretest complete.

Jan 28–Feb 3

Course Launch: PLTW access, BioDigital/Maniken routines, lab notebook, PPE/SDS, anatomy language, measurement norms.

Jan 28–Feb 3

anatomyphysiologyhomeostasisanterior

Safety/SOP practical; baseline anatomy/vocabulary check.

Feb 4–10

Unit 1.1 Beginning with Bones: Patient rehabilitation context, regional/directional terms, body cavities/planes, tissue structure.

Feb 4–10

sagittalfrontaltransversecavity

Patient anatomy map.

Feb 11–18

Unit 1.1 Bones: Bone structure/function, skeletal system, fractures, bone remodeling, repair technologies.

Feb 11–18

osteoblastosteoclastcompact bonespongy bone

Bone/fracture analysis.

Feb 19–24

Unit 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics.

Feb 19–24

sarcomereactinmyosincontraction

Muscle model evidence.

Feb 25–Mar 2

Unit 1.2 Motion Data: Muscle strength, fatigue, physiology sensors, range of motion, joint testing, kinesiology taping.

Feb 25–Mar 2

fatigueEMGrange of motionflexion

Muscle fatigue or ROM data report.

Mar 3–8

Unit 1.3 Relief Within Reach: Empathy, patient portal data, rehabilitation planning, assistive devices, wellness plan.

Mar 3–8

rehabilitationempathyassistive devicecare plan

Patient rehabilitation plan.

Mar 9–12

Unit 2.1 Getting Nervous: Nervous system structure, brain anatomy, neurons, signaling, sheep brain or virtual alternative.

Mar 9–12

neurondendriteaxonsynapse

Brain structure-function check.

Mar 16–18

Unit 2.1 Reflexes: Drug impacts on neuron signaling, reflex and reaction time, patient diagnosis challenge.

Mar 16–18

reflexreaction timestimulusresponse

Reflex/reaction data analysis.

Mar 22–Apr 5

Unit 2.2 Everything Endocrine: Endocrine glands, hormones, feedback loops, blood sugar/insulin model.

Mar 22–Apr 5

hormoneendocrine glandfeedback loopinsulin

Feedback-loop organizer.

Apr 6–12

Unit 2.2 Research Model: Model organisms, C. elegans, neurotransmitters/hormones, scientific literature, research poster.

Apr 6–12

model organismC. elegansassayliterature

Model organism research plan.

Apr 13–16

Unit 2.3 Challenge Accepted: Open-ended C. elegans/heavy metal investigation or validated simulation; data and conclusions.

Apr 13–16

heavy metaltoxicologyhypothesisdata table

Research report with limitations.

Apr 19–22

Unit 3.1 Cardiopulmonary Connection: Cardiovascular and respiratory systems, blood vessels, heart structure, EKG interpretation.

Apr 19–22

arteryveincapillaryatrium

Cardiovascular data check.

Apr 23–28

Unit 3.1 Gas Exchange: Respiratory anatomy, sheep pluck or virtual alternative, lung volumes, spirometry, expedition clearance.

Apr 23–28

alveolusgas exchangetidal volumevital capacity

Spirometry/client clearance CER.

Apr 29–May 4

Unit 3.2 Body Guards: Skin/accessory organs, lymphatic and immune systems, pathogens, immune cells, antigen response.

Apr 29–May 4

skinlymphantibodyantigen

Immune defense model.

WebXam

May 17–21

WebXam testing block

May 17–21

WebXam testing progress confirmed.

WebXam

May 24–28

WebXam testing block

May 24–28

WebXam testing progress confirmed.

Tip: click any week to open its overview, daily lesson links, vocabulary, resources, WebXam practice, and PLTW direction. Semester 2 repeats the same learning arc on new dates.

Daily plan: every class day

One page per instructional day, on the real calendar. Open today's date for the target, agenda, PLTW work, what is due, guided notes, and what to do if you were absent.

★ Want extra credit? This track opens after Unit 2.★ Power & Balance: optional extra-credit project (solo or group)The four body systems we run out of class time to build, on your schedule, for extra credit.Opens after the cardiovascular unit, due by the WebXam review. about 3 to 4 hours total, and you have several weeks to do it at your own pace.

Open any daily lessonDaily calendar

Spring (Semester 2)

Wk 1

Tue 01/19 · Welcome, expectations, and how this class works Wed 01/20 · How to use the class website Fri 01/22 · Cornell notes and the 6 Rs

Wk 2

Mon 01/25 · Lab safety, myPLTW, and how to submit Tue 01/26 · WebXam pretest and goal setting Thu 01/28 · Bioethics: who owns a body?Fri 01/29 · Anatomy vs physiology, homeostasis

Wk 3

Mon 02/01 · Lab notebook and safety practical Wed 02/03 · Anatomical directional terms Thu 02/04 · Bioethics: imaging and privacy Fri 02/05 · Body planes and cavities

Wk 4

Tue 02/09 · Tissue types and body-organization model Wed 02/10 · Patient anatomy map Thu 02/11 · Bioethics: bone donation and 3D parts

Wk 5

Wed 02/17 · Fracture analysis lab Thu 02/18 · Bone repair and repair tech Fri 02/19 · Bioethics: performance enhancement

Wk 6

Tue 02/23 · Maniken muscle build Wed 02/24 · Muscle action analysis Thu 02/25 · Bioethics: wearable data privacy

Wk 7

Mon 03/01 · Sensor and range-of-motion lab Tue 03/02 · Kinesiology data analysis Wed 03/03 · Bioethics: access to rehab Fri 03/05 · Rehabilitation plan project

Wk 8

Mon 03/08 · Plan revision and rationale Tue 03/09 · Bioethics: brain data and consent Thu 03/11 · Brain dissection or virtual Fri 03/12 · CNS, PNS, and brain regions

Wk 9

Tue 03/16 · Bioethics: drugs and driving Wed 03/17 · Reaction-time lab Thu 03/18 · Drug effects on signaling

Wk 10

Mon 03/22 · Hormone therapy bioethics debate Tue 03/23 · Endocrine glands and signaling Wed 03/24 · Negative feedback model build

Wk 12

Mon 04/05 · Glucose data CER analysis Tue 04/06 · Animal research ethics debate Wed 04/07 · Variables and controls Fri 04/09 · Research design and poster plan

Wk 13

Mon 04/12 · Literature and design analysis Tue 04/13 · Heavy-metal exposure debate Thu 04/15 · Run the investigation Fri 04/16 · Data analysis and limitations

Wk 14

Mon 04/19 · Heart transplant allocation debate Wed 04/21 · Heart model and EKG Thu 04/22 · Cardiac data CER analysis Fri 04/23 · Ventilator allocation ethics debate

Wk 15

Tue 04/27 · Spirometry lab Wed 04/28 · Spirometry data CER analysis Thu 04/29 · Vaccine mandate ethics debate

Wk 16

Mon 05/03 · Immune system modeling Tue 05/04 · Vaccine data CER analysis Wed 05/05 · Extreme-environment risk debate Fri 05/07 · Plaque assay and eye dissection

Wk 17

Mon 05/10 · Antiviral data CER analysis Tue 05/11 · Dialysis and transplant debate Thu 05/13 · Renal and digestive labs Fri 05/14 · Patient exhibit synthesis

HAP calendar

Submission Zone

Drop your HAP project in the OneDrive folder, or hand it to Mr. Mendoza in class. Both count. Sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, not a personal one. Nothing is turned in on Schoology: that is where the report-card grade shows up later.

Name the file exactly like this, with two underscores between the name and the title:

Lastname_Firstname__Assignment Title.pdf

Two underscores between the name and the title. Do not put your student ID in the file name: your district sign-in already tells me it is you. A file named any other way is not lost. It waits in a review folder until it is sorted by hand, so it is graded later.

Your receipt. Your own upload panel says Uploaded, with a green check beside the file name. That is your receipt. Screenshot it if you want a record of your own. Do not wait for the file to appear in a list. You should not be able to see anyone else's work in there. If you can see other students' files, stop and tell Mr. Mendoza.

Open the OneDrive drop

What you'll learn

Describe how negative feedback maintains homeostasis

Trace an interaction between two body systems

Use correct anatomical terminology and directional terms

Open the daily plan above. Every class day lists what you will learn, the lab, the new words, and WebXam practice.

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