Human Body Human Body UnitUnit

Science BenchmarksScience Benchmarks Describe the structures of the human body and how Describe the structures of the human body and how

they work together to sustain lifethey work together to sustain life

Use models and/or simulations to represent and Use models and/or simulations to represent and investigate features of objects, events, and processes in investigate features of objects, events, and processes in the real world.the real world.

Systems of the Human BodySystems of the Human Body

Nervous SystemNervous System Circulatory SystemCirculatory System Digestive SystemDigestive System Respiratory SystemRespiratory System Muscular SystemMuscular System Skeletal SystemSkeletal System

Key VocabularyKey Vocabulary

StructureStructure SystemSystem SustainSustain OrganOrgan

You will need to:You will need to: Identify major parts of each systemIdentify major parts of each system

Describe the job that each system does for Describe the job that each system does for the bodythe body

Describe how the systems work together Describe how the systems work together to keep the human body alive to keep the human body alive

Group ProjectGroup Project

Your group will conduct research on one human Your group will conduct research on one human body system (books, internet, resource materials)body system (books, internet, resource materials)

-Major parts or organs of the system-Major parts or organs of the system

-Describe the major job or function or your system-Describe the major job or function or your system

Create a Powerpoint presentation about your Create a Powerpoint presentation about your assigned systemassigned system

Create a 3-Dimensional model of your systemCreate a 3-Dimensional model of your system

Present your system to your classmatesPresent your system to your classmates

Human Body System RubricHuman Body System RubricMEME MPMP NN UU

Human Human Body Body

SystemsSystems

CompareCompare human body human body systems in systems in terms of terms of structures and structures and relationships relationships that exist that exist within themwithin them

DescribeDescribe the the structures of structures of the human the human body and how body and how they work they work together to together to sustain lifesustain life

IdentifyIdentify the the structures of structures of the human the human body an how body an how these these structures structures work work together to together to sustain lifesustain life

NameName the the structures of structures of the human the human body and body and state that state that they work they work together to together to sustain lifesustain life

Use Use Model Model and/or and/or

SimulatioSimulationn

Consistently Consistently useuse models models and/or and/or simulations to simulations to effectively effectively represent and represent and investigate investigate features of features of objects, events, objects, events, and processes and processes in the real worldin the real world

Use Use models models and/or and/or simulations to simulations to represent and represent and investigate investigate features of features of objects, events, objects, events, and processes and processes in the real worldin the real world

With With assistance, assistance, useuse models models and/or and/or simulations to simulations to represent represent features of features of objects, events, objects, events, and processes and processes in the real in the real worldworld

Recognize Recognize examplesexamples of of models or models or simulations simulations that can be that can be used to used to represent represent features of features of objects, objects, events, and events, and processes in processes in the real worldthe real world

ResourcesResources

http://www.kidskonnect.com/HumanBhttp://www.kidskonnect.com/HumanBody/HumanBody.htmlody/HumanBody.html

http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/hbs_stuhttp://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/hbs_student.htmdent.htm

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/body.http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/body.htmhtm