The word endocrine comes from the Greek words endon, meaning "inside" or "within."  This organ system has multiple hormones and many functions that affect our body's daily functioning.  We will see how some relate to each other as we explore this amazing system together!

Students will uncover and learn about the following areas in this short course:
Class I: Anatomy of the Endocrine System- Review of individual structures. 
 
Class II: How does stress affect the endocrine system?  This chemical message system has many amazing facts to discover.  We will review how hormones help control mood, growth, and development, the way our organs work,  and metabolism.

Class III: Our final class will be a review of how each organ comes together and how they affect each other. This will give students a chance to see the importance of the endocrine system.  We will also have a wrap-up review game as well.

We will discover the structures through dynamic images and simulations into this fascinating system. There will be plenty of interaction and guided questions as we take our journey together.  This active learning process helps students understand and remember the anatomy and major processes involved.

At the end of our final day, we will play a game and review what we've covered in all classes. This is so much fun!  We will work together as a class as we wrap up with this review game.   

**I will post a diagram for the students to bring to class and we will work on this together as we are learning. This will be posted in the classroom prior to our first meeting.  Students may want to bring colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color our diagram.

**Students will also receive an optional homework assignment after each session which will be posted in the classroom.
Please let me know if you have any questions.