Submit morgue evidence
Submit your tissue sketches, heart labels, and histology analysis to the unit tracker.
Complete morgue packet: four labeled histology sketches (magnification noted), heart anatomy diagram (four chambers, two-plus valves, major vessels), Thursday CER with reference comparison, and self-assessment form.
- 1Do thisSubmit your tissue sketches, heart labels, and histology analysis to the unit tracker.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisTracker entry: Complete morgue packet: four labeled histology sketches (magnification noted), heart anatomy diagram (four chambers, two-plus valves, major vessels), Thursday CER with reference comparison, and self-assessment form.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Principles of Biomedical Technology (Principles of Biomedical Science) › Unit 1.2 Master the Morgue: Body systems, toxicology evidence, tissue microscopy, gross anatomy, preserved-heart/autopsy alternative. › Tracker entryOpen Schoology
Argument: disagreeing well, and when opinion becomes fact
How do we argue productively when we disagree, and when does a claim become accepted as fact?
An argument is not a fight. It is two or more people testing claims against evidence to get closer to the truth. The best disagreements aim at the strongest version of the other side (steelman it), refute the actual reasoning, and stay about the idea, not the person.
A sound argument and a clash of opinions are different things. Opinions can simply differ and both stand. A scientific argument is settled by evidence: the side with stronger, more reliable evidence and better reasoning should win, and everyone should be willing to update.
So when does an opinion become a fact? In science, a claim becomes accepted not because enough people like it, but when independent evidence keeps supporting it and repeated attempts to disprove it fail. That is consensus, and it is provisional: it holds until better evidence changes it. Truth is not a vote, but agreement among many careful, independent investigations is the best signal we have.
- • Steelmans: it takes on the strongest version of the other side.
- • Targets reasoning and evidence, never the person.
- • Is settled by evidence, not by who is louder or more popular.
- • Stays open: the participants will change their minds if the evidence does.
- • A claim earns the label “fact” through repeated, independent evidence, not a popularity vote.
- • Even strong consensus stays open to revision if better evidence appears.
Take a claim from this course that people might dispute. Write the strongest argument for it and the strongest against it, then say which the evidence supports and what would change your mind.
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: A complete morgue evidence packet connects microscopic tissue evidence to macroscopic anatomy and synthesizes both into a forensic argument.
- 0:00Project the tracker checklist; walk through each required item with the class
- 0:10Work time: upload four histology sketches; verify magnification is labeled on each
- 0:25Work time: upload heart diagram; verify all four chambers, at least two valves, and major vessels are labeled
- 0:40Work time: upload Thursday CER and annotated comparison notes
- 0:58Confirm observation variables and limitations are in the notebook and tracker
- 1:08Self-assessment form; one-sentence share: what did the histology comparison tell you that your naked-eye observation missed?
- • We are closing the morgue case file today. Everything from this unit, the tissue sketches, the heart diagram, the histology analysis, the CER, gets submitted as one coherent packet.
- • Check your sketches: is the magnification labeled on every one? If not, fix it now. A sketch without magnification is like a map without a scale.
- • Check your heart diagram: are all four chambers labeled? At least two valves? The major vessels entering and leaving? If anything is missing, your notebook is still here.
- • Your self-assessment is the last item. Be specific about what you are confident in and what you would do differently if you ran this lab again.
- 1Review the tracker checklist for morgue-unit deliverables.
- 2Upload your labeled tissue sketches with magnification.
- 3Attach your heart-structure diagram and CER analysis.
- 4Confirm observation variables and limitations are documented.
- 5Self-assess against success criteria and flag gaps.
- • I can submit a complete anatomy and analysis packet.
- • I can verify my work against a checklist.
- • A submitted histology sketch without magnification labeled is incomplete and cannot be interpreted by anyone else.
- • A heart-anatomy diagram must label at minimum all four chambers and at least two valves to be scientifically useful.
- • Documenting limitations is part of the professional standard; a forensic report that claims certainty without acknowledging limits is less credible, not more.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.2 Master the Morgue: Body systems, toxicology evidence, tissue microscopy, gross anatomy, preserved-heart/autopsy alternative. · Submit morgue evidence
Day 5 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open myPLTW and confirm all Lesson 1.2 Master the Morgue tasks are marked complete.
All Lesson 1.2 tasks should show as complete in your myPLTW progress view.
Every item from Monday through Thursday should be submitted today before you leave.
Completed myPLTW Lesson 1.2 unit with all tasks marked, plus tracker submission including four histology sketches, labeled heart diagram, Thursday CER, and self-assessment.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Unit 1.2 Master the Morgue: Body systems, toxicology evidence, tissue microscopy, gross anatomy, preserved-heart/autopsy alternative. · Submit morgue evidence
Open myPLTW and confirm all Lesson 1.2 Master the Morgue tasks are marked complete.
Every item from Monday through Thursday should be submitted today before you leave.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Submit your tissue sketches, heart labels, and histology analysis to the unit tracker.
- Review the tracker checklist for morgue-unit deliverables.
- Upload your labeled tissue sketches with magnification.
- Attach your heart-structure diagram and CER analysis.
- Confirm observation variables and limitations are documented.
- Self-assess against success criteria and flag gaps.
Tracker entry: Complete morgue packet: four labeled histology sketches (magnification noted), heart anatomy diagram (four chambers, two-plus valves, major vessels), Thursday CER with reference comparison, and self-assessment form.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Review the tracker checklist for morgue-unit deliverables. | _______ |
| Upload your labeled tissue sketches with magnification. | _______ |
| Attach your heart-structure diagram and CER analysis. | _______ |
| Confirm observation variables and limitations are documented. | _______ |
| Self-assess against success criteria and flag gaps. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- I can submit a complete anatomy and analysis packet.
- I can verify my work against a checklist.
Resources & readings
Hand-picked materials for this lesson. Class file items open the document directly; the rest are vetted readings and interactives from other biomedical programs.
Lab & supplies
This unit's vocabulary
Tap the speaker to hear a term. Weekly vocabulary task: add two of these terms to your notebook glossary with a definition and an example in your own words.
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Tracker entry.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
Khan Academy: human body systems (Health and medicine)- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · Submit morgue evidence here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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