Cancer & You!

E Block:
Objective: Complete a jigsaw activity for the cancer reading.

Students read a packet of information on cancer causes and treatments then shared their answers with a partner.

Homework: Due Monday for both E and F blocks

1. Click here to get the list of types of cancers
2. Choose a cancer that begins with the same letter as your first name (unless your name begins with an F or a J, then you can choose any cancer).
3. Write down:
a. the name of the cancer
b. a 3-5 sentence description of the cancer
c. how many new cases happen each year
d. how many deaths happen each year.

F block:
Objective: Examine the relationship between the cell cycle and cancer.
Students completed a review of the cell cycle worksheet, took notes from a powerpoint and had a discussion on cancer.

Homework: see above