USING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
1. Turn to Care of Your Circulatory System on page 764 of your textbook. Tap your prior knowledge as you look at the title and subtitle, "The heart of health." Then answer the following questions:
a. What do I already know about this topic?
b. What would I like to learn?
2. Look at "A Chilling American Quilt" on pages 768769. Tap your prior knowledge as you look at the title and photograph. Then answer the following questions:
a. What do I already know about AIDS and the AIDS quilt?
b. What would I like to learn about AIDS and the AIDS quilt?
3. Read Care of Your Immune System on pages 787788. Ten facts from the passage are listed below. Check the ones you knew before you read the selection. Then note how you acquired this prior information. Possible answers include in class, from parents or friends, or from the media (television, movies, newspapers, and magazines).
a.To help all your body systems work their best, it is important that you eat a balanced diet,
source:b. It is also important to get regular exercise to stay healthy.
source:c. Adequate rest is also a key way to keep your body functioning at peak efficiency.
source:d. You should sleep about 8 hours a night.
source:e. Keep your body clean, too.
source:f. Brush your teeth several times a day to keep the harmful bacteria in your mouth in check.
source:g. Keep your home-especially the kitchen and bathroom clean-to reduce pathogens.
source:h. Avoid drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products.
source:i. Sharing needles is one of the ways that HIV is transmitted.
source:j. Be sexually responsible to avoid exposure to sexually transmitted diseases.
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4. Turn to issues in biology on page 802. Then complete the first two columns on the following chart to tap your prior knowledge. Then read the passage and complete the final column.
What I Know
What I Want to Find Out
What I Learned
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Reading Strategy 8.1 | Worksheet 8.1
Reading Strategy 8.2 | Worksheet 8.2
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