FRAME THE LESSON
TEACHER:
CLASS: Science
LESSON DATE: 9/21– 9/25
Resources/Materials:
Teaching Points & Activities
7.12 C
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Noun=Underline
Verb=Italicize
Engage:
7.12 (C) recognize levels of organization in plants and
animals, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
and organisms
7.12 (B) 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
Explain:
Explore:
7.12 (A) investigate and explain how internal
structures of organisms have adaptations that allow
specific functions such as gills in fish, hollow bones in
birds, or xylem in plants.
Elaborate:
Evaluate:
Objective/Key Understanding:
 List functions of the skeletal system.
 Describe how the shapes of different types of
bones are adapted to relate to the role they
play in the body of humans and other
animals.
 Investigate how muscles work together in
pairs to cause motion.
 Identify that the heart is a muscle that pumps
blood.
 Identify that food is pushed through the
digestive system by muscles.
Closing Product/ Question/ Informal Assessment:
 Use a graphic organizer to record functions
of the skeletal system.
 Write to describe how the shapes of
different types of bones are adapted to
relate to the role they play in the body of
humans and other animals.
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Use Levels of Organization of Living Things PPT. and Pearson book (starting on pg. 14) to create a flow chart
to show the levels of organization in living things.
Levels of Organization Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFykdf4kDc
Cells R Us Worksheet
7.12 B – Human Body Systems brief overview
Human Body Brain Pop Video and Quiz
Human Body PPT. – Use throughout the entire unit on body systems
7.12 B –Skeletal System
Dry Bones Video - http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=3768
Main Functions of the Skeletal System Graphic Organizer – Complete using Pearson textbook
Virtual Body link - http://medtropolis.com/virtual-body/
Joints Video - http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/EBAAA0DE-BC9D-4518-84F0CFA56CA08689
Pearson textbook reading and questions for additional practice over the skeletal system pages 236-244
Extension: Obtain bones from a butcher shop to view structures and infer functions. Chicken Bone Lab.
Additional Extension Activities http://www.nsbri.org/default/Documents/EducationAndTraining/MiddleSchool/Muscles/MB_Guide.pdf
Cells R Us
Worksheet
Which Animal
is this?
Printouts
Human Body
PPT.
7.12 B Muscular System
Animation of muscles working in pairs http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/media/services/thechildrensuniversityofmanchester/flas
h/exercise_3_muscles.swf
Pearson textbook pgs. 245-247
Movement through the digestive track link – http://kitses.com/animation/swfs/digestion.swf
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
The skeletal system offers support to the body because_____.
What advantage does the human skeletal system offer because it is made up of
separate pieces rather than one solid piece?
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems:
Critical Writing Prompt:
What is the main function of
the heart as a muscle?
How is food moved through
the digestive system?
Draw the shape of a joint that allows a back-and-forth motion.
What advantage does the human skeletal system offer because it is made
up of separate pieces rather than one solid piece?
Vocabulary:
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems, Organism Function, Support,
Protection, Structure, Function, Bone, Cartilage, Joint, Ligament,
Structure, Function, Compact Bone, Hollow Bone, Spongy Bone,
Contract, Relax
Rigor & Relevance: (Real World Connection)
Draw pictures of a human and a
dog as they would look with and
without a skeleton.