Exit Card:

Match the terms with the correct definitions:

A. Stimulus ____ The homeostatic change that brings
balance
B. Control Centre ____ Detects the change
C. Response ____ Responds to the change
D. Sensor ____ Process information about the change
E. Effector ____ The change that initially happens

Scenarios for Feedback Loops:

1. Why am I thirsty after exercising?

2. Why am I hyper after eating sugar?
3. Why am I sweating before a big show?
4. Why am I breaking out in zits?
5. Why am I shivering?
6. Why does my skin swell when I break a bone?

Materials for Scenarios (add any materials as seen fit):

Chromebooks
SMART Board
Electronic media apps (Popplet, Trello, WordCloud)
Whiteboard markers
Markers
Chalk
Pipe cleaners
Construction paper
Glue sticks
Puffballs
Magnets
 What is Homeostasis?

Homeostasis is the tendency for the human body to maintain a state of equilibrium. It is
essential for our survival and occurs at different levels - within the cell, within organs and
tissues, and among populations in ecosystems.

To maintain homeostasis, different parts must communicate with each other. Feedback
loops are the fundamental building blocks of homeostasis. All feedback loops start at a
set point. They also have multiple parts:

1. Stimulus what is the change in the environment?

2. Sensor/receptor what detects the changes?
3. Control centre what processes the information about the change?
4. Effector what responds to the change?
5. Response what is the result/how is homeostasis maintained?

An example of a feedback loop is a heating system in a house:

Stimulus (temperature rises) Sensor (thermometer in thermostat detects rise in

temperature) Control centre (thermostat sends information to radiator) Effector
(heating system turns off) Response (temperature decreases)
 What is Homeostasis?

Homeostasis is the ____________ for the human body to ____________a

________________________. It is essential for our ____________and occurs at
different levels - within the ____________, within ____________and ____________,
and among ____________in ____________.

To maintain homeostasis, different parts must ____________with each other.

________________________are the ________________________ ____________ of
homeostasis. All feedback loops start at a ____________. They also have multiple
parts:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

An example of a feedback loop is a heating system in a house:

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