Medical Interventions

Course Overview In the Medical Interventions course, students will investigate the variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of a fictitious family. The specific topics are listed below. Lifestyle choices and preventive measures are emphasized throughout the course as well as the important role scientific thinking and engineering design play in the development of interventions of the future.

MI Course Topics: Unit 1: How To Fight Infection

Detect the presence of a pathogen using the ELISA technique

Anatomy of the ear and hearing loss

Antibiotics and how bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance

Unit 2: How To Screen What Is In Your Genes

Genetic testing and genetic screening for diseases: how does it work, benefits, ethical concerns

Designer babies

Future genetic technology

Unit 3: How To Conquer Cancer

How cancer affects the body

Risk factors and cancer prevention

Design process for new medications

Nanotechnology

Prosthetic limbs Unit 4: How To Prevail When Organs Fail

Manufacture a protein and isolate a protein (“glowing” protein!)

Physiology of kidney failure

Kidney transplant: learn about surgical techniques including laparoscopy and suturing

Required Materials – Bring these to class with you every day

Sturdy 3-ring binder, 2 inches Dividers for binder to make 6 labeled sections Loose-leaf paper or notebook Pens and pencils Ear buds Flash Drive Lab oratory journal - provided Computer with printer and Internet access - at home

Textbook There is no textbook for this course as all content is on the PLTW developed website: https://my.pltw.org You are responsible for regularly accessing the website to obtain course documents. Be sure to record your

username and password somewhere safe or memorize it.

Classroom Rules and Expectations Be respectful towards your classmates and instructor Arrive to class on time and prepared for each day’s activity and participate fully in the activity Follow ALL safety rules at ALL times! Be honest and do your own work Water only; no food or other drinks allowed in class No cell phones, ipods or other electronic entertainment devices may be used during class. Each student will be assigned a school provided computer for use while in the classroom. Students should follow provided guidelines for appropriate computer use. Failure to do so could result in loss of

computer privileges.

Mrs. King (Kapernaros)

Room 2407 kapernarosl@wws.k12.in.us

317.867.6925 (school)

Attendance and Make-up Work If you are absent, make-up work is your responsibility – I will not remind you to obtain or complete work. Any assignments that were due while you were absent must be turned in the first day you return. Students

should obtain any make-up work needed from the appropriate location upon return. Students have one day to make up missed work for each day absent. (Exceptions are tests and labs, for which

you may be given up to 1 week to make-up, depending on the length of absence). Tests and labs must be made-up during sixth period. You must stay until you have finished the test or lab. In

addition, if you need help with other make-up work, you must obtain it during sixth period. If you are absent for a field trip, see me for your work ahead of time and to turn in any assignments that will be

due.

Assignments and Grading

All homework and assignments are due on the due date, at the beginning of class. Late work may be corrected but will be given a score of ZERO.

Homework and other assignments will be provided on the LMS for each lesson. It is your responsibility to know and complete the assignment.

Your 3-ring binder and laboratory journal must be kept organized with class materials according to the guidelines provided in class..

Students are expected to do their own work; copied or plagiarized work will receive a zero. See student handbook for further details.

Weighted grades:

Classwork = 40% Career Journals Labs/Activities Projects Lab Notebook Checks Binder Checks

Assessments = 60%

Tests

Quizzes

Grading Scale (percentage):

A 93-100 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D 65-70 F 64 or less

Labs

Lab procedures will usually be given ahead of time to read and study. You should come to class prepared for labs with appropriate materials and be familiar with the procedures.

Lab safety rules should be followed at all times; no exceptions! Consequences for violating lab safety rules include removal from the lab with zero credit and disciplinary referrals.

You will often work on labs with a partner or group so your data may match other students. However, answers to questions on the lab should be done individually. Students turning in identical answers will receive a score of ZERO.

Tests and Quizzes

Four Unit Tests will be given throughout the two trimesters of the course. Quizzes will be given at the end of most lessons. While the assessments are quizzes, they are differentiated

from tests, not because they are less difficult, but because they cover a smaller amount of material than tests. A cumulative final exam will be given at the end of each trimester of the course and is worth 20% of the overall

grade. The trimester coursework is worth the other 80%. PLTW requires that all students enrolled in MI take an End Of Course Assessment they have developed for the

class. This test will be administered at the end of the second trimester of the course.