Maintenance+Physiology+Information+Cooperative

=Maintenance Physiology Information Cooperative (Homeostasis, yo!)=

In this activity, you will work with your group to create a two-page “informational” handout that presents one of the four “maintenance” physiological processes to your peers. As part of this process, you will need to research one of the “maintenance” processes.

Use your group's page to organize information with your group. Please don't make any changes or add any links anywhere but on your own group's page (though you can comment with any questions). Keep in mind that all changes are tracked, so I'll be able to see who has contributed (or messed with) what. You may all work on the page on separate devices at the same time. Just make sure to save frequently so other people can see what you are doing and not be duplicating it. You can add documents, powerpoints, links to video clips, etc. Make sure your group considers all of the information on the research sheet specific to your topic in

You also need to look at the, pages 26 - 31 (Essential Knowledge 2.C.1-2 and 2.D.1 - 3), page 70 (Essential Knowledge 4.A.4) and pages 74 - 75 (Essential Knowledge 4.B.2). Note that these page numbers are those on the document itself, not necessarily the file pages. Make sure that the information you include in your final document covers the ideas in the Framework. This will mean that you are heavily emphasizing homeostasis and organization, which fall under Big Ideas 2 and 4, with a tie-in to evolution and adaptation in Big Idea 1.

Circulation Page here.
= = =Day 1 & 2: Collaborative Research=

You will be responsible for research about your assigned physiological process. You can use any resource available to you to carry out your research. Use the research sheet linked to your group’s wiki page to guide your efforts. As a group, you will collect your research and links on the wiki. Ultimately you will refine this information to a one page (two-side, max) informational handout which you will post to the very top of your wiki page (label it “physiology”, “handout”, and your topic). I can help you post your document to your page if you have trouble. The handout should include information, images, and a few links to other useful references. Make sure to include a list of all references used AND only use appropriately licensed images (if you are not clear on what images are appropriate for use, please ask. Ignorance is no excuse for violating copyright). The Summit Library webpage has resources that you can safely post [|here].

Make sure your informational handout includes sections on the physical parts of your process (form) and the function of each of the parts. Organize all of your information with section headings.

=Day 3: Regrouping=

We will reorganize our groupings so there are one or two representatives of each process in each group. You will have time to explore the informational handouts of the other groups, and will have a resident “expert” on each process in your group to ask questions of if you are confused. You are responsible for the information about each process—consider this exam prep.