Module 3
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Module 3—The Male and Female Reproductive Systems
Explore
Before beginning the material in this lesson, ensure that you understand the normal reproductive hormones that control in both the male and female reproductive systems. As a review, you may want to go back over pages 492 to 499 of the textbook. You may choose to do the questions on page 502 of your textbook and discuss your responses with your teacher.
Read
To learn about endocrine disruptors, read page 501 of the textbook. Conduct an Internet search using the search terms “endocrine disruptors” to gain further understanding of what they are, where they are found, and what effects they have on animals and humans.
Watch and Listen
View the following animation and video about how an endocrine disruptor works.
Module 3: Lesson 9 Assignment
Complete the following online assignment and the two questions in “Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment” from page 501 of the textbook. Place all of your answers in the copy of Module 3: Lesson 9 Assignment that you saved to your computer earlier in this lesson. Save your completed assignment in your course folder. You will receive instructions later in this lesson on when to submit your assignment to your teacher.
Discuss
Through your course discussion area, share your thoughts on one, a few, or all of the following questions.
D 1. Do you feel that oral contraceptives are safe to take?
D 2. How well do you think governments control-test for endocrine disruptors in products that we use?
D 3. Do you think that your age group is sufficiently informed about endocrine disruptors?
D 4. How can we, as a society, break away from our overabundant use of soft plastics?
D 5. Did Canada make a wise decision to ban Bisphenol A?
D 6. Should we look at animal studies to determine how chemicals can affect humans?