This lesson will allow students to explore the human body and give a better understanding of the human body, systems and organs.
Objectives:
Student will Identify the main functions of the systems of the human organism, including the circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, and endocrine systems.
Students will know the main purposes of each of the body systems and what the main parts of each.
Students will understand how each system is reliant on another.
Subjects:
English Language Art/Science
Grades: 7
Students will get into groups of 5-6 students. Each student will pick one body system, there are six systems: Digestive, Respiratory,Muscular, Skeletal, Nervous and Excretory.
Each student will do research and answer multiple questions on the body system they chose.
Questions:
1. Where is the body system located?
2. What is the function of this system?
3. Why is this system important?
4. What organs make up the system?
Activity: After each group has gathered their research, they will have the chose to present to the class about their body system. Students can present by powerpoint, poster, or brochure. Students can be as creative as they like and have access to technology.
Instruction for students:
Research
Step 1: Teacher will place students into groups.
Step 2: Discuss with team which body system you all will like to do research on.
Step 3: Use any technology to gather research (phone, computer, tablet).
Step 4: Answer research questions on the selected body system and turn into teacher.
Step 5: Complete a "brain storm" sheet with thoughts and ideas. On this sheet write down how you will present to the class.
Presentation
1. Students will present to the class the body system they chose.
2. How will you present? Who is responsible for what in the group presentation. Put together the presentation. All members must participate. There will be individual grading as well.
Teacher will put together a rubric for grading.
Students will be graded on: Terms, summary on the body system and how it works with other systems, presentation, participation, works cite.
This is how your work will be evaluated.
| Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Qualified 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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| Summary of body system |
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Student analyzes the body system and has little understanding of the function. | Student analyzes the body system and almost has full understanding of the function. | Student is able to analyze the body system and understand the function. | |||||
| Presentation | Student did no participation to group presentation. Not clear of responsibility to group. | Student did little group participation. Completed little responsibility to group presentation. | Student provided almost full participation in group presentation. Completed almost full amount of responsibility to group presentation. | Student provided a detailed participation to group presentation. Completed all of responsibility to group presentation. | |||||
| Short Essay | Student provides a non detailed short essay that fails to tell journey process of body system. | Student provides a very little detailed short essay that fails to tell journey process of body system. | Student provides an almost full detailed short essay on journey process of the body system. | Student provides a well detailed short essay on journey process of the body system. | |||||
| Works Cited | Student did not provide any works cited. | Student attempt to provide work cited but not complete. | Student provides one works cited. | Student provides 2-3 works cited. |
Short Essay Assignment
Write a short paper describing the journey process of this body system. In your paper take us through the entire system from start to finish. What will we see? Name the body parts and name the specific organs. Be sure to use terminology.
This lesson is to deepen students understanding of the different body systems. With all the research and presentations, the end goal is for students to be very familiar with the systems and their functions.
TEKS
7.12B Student is expected to: Identify the main functions of the systems of the human organism, including the circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, and endocrine systems.