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Resource ID#: 28527
Primary Type: Lesson Plan
Homeostasis and Human Body Systems
***All activities from this lesson, with the exception of free alternative activities, are adapted from Florida Science Fusion
Grade 6 Teacher's Manual and Lab Manual ©Holt McDougal***
This lesson addresses the structure and function of human body systems with emphasis on how organ systems collaborate to maintain
homeostasis for an entire organism.
General Information
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter,
Computers for Students, Internet Connection,
Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Assistive
Technology, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office,
Computer Media Player, Java Plugin
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area: Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Homeostasis, Human Body Systems, Digestive, Circulatory, Immune, Skeletal, Muscular, Musculoskeletal,
Cardiovascular, Excretory, Urinary
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Educational Game , Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General
Attachment
Homeostasis_Organ Systems Challenge.docx
Description_Wheel_Example_Completed.pptx
Teacher_Resource_Document.docx
Lesson Content
Lesson Plan Template: Learning Cycle (5E Model)
Learning Objectives: What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson?
Florida Science Fusion lesson - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the functions of the human body systems,
including how they work together to maintain homeostasis. In order to do this, the student will construct a description wheel describing how all of the human body
systems and how they contribute to the organisms over all ability to maintain homeostasis.
Free alternative lesson - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the functions of the human body systems, including
how they work together to maintain homeostasis by successfully completing a human body systems game similar to the one listed in the references. In order to
successfully play the game, the student must understand the interdependence of the human body systems upon each other and the connection between individual
organ structures and functions.
Prior Knowledge: What prior knowledge should students have for this lesson?
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Identify the organs in the human body and describe their functions, including the skin, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, intestines, pancreas, muscles and skeleton,
reproductive organs, kidneys, bladder, and sensory organs.
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Compare and contrast the function of organs and other physical structures of plants and animals, including humans, for example: some animals have skeletons for
support some with internal skeletons others with exoskeletons while some plants have stems for support.
Guiding Questions: What are the guiding questions for this lesson?
Essential Questions
General - What are the functions of the body systems, and how do they maintain homeostasis?
Specific - What role does homeostasis play in the survival of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms)?
Specific - How are the structure and function of an organ linked?
Specific - What instances can disrupt homeostasis?
Engage: What object, event, or questions will the teacher use to trigger the students' curiosity and engage them in the concepts?
Florida Science Fusion Lesson: Activity Which Body Systems? - In this small group activity, students will organize skits in order to demonstrate specific organs or
organ systems of the human body and perform them for the whole class. (Refer to Teacher's Edition pg. 594)
Free Alternative Activities
Teachers may go to
Explore: What will the students do to explore the concepts and skills being developed through the lesson?
Florida Science Fusion Lesson
Students will complete one or both of the following labs:
Balancing Act Quick Lab - in this lab, students will stand on one leg and make observations of the adjustments made by their body in order to maintain balance.
(Refer to Lab Manual pg. 401)
How Does the Skin Provide Protection? Quick Lab - in this lab, students will make observations as food coloring drips down a piece of fruit with and without its
skin. The students will then compare and contrast the similarities and differences observed and discuss how this symbolizes the skin on the human body. (Refer to
Lab Manual pg. 405)
Explain: What will the students and teacher do so students have opportunities to clarify their ideas, reach a conclusion or
generalization, and communicate what they know to others?
Florida Science Fusion Lesson
Students will participate in brief sessions of Direct Instruction (not to last more than 10 minutes per session). During this time students will complete selected
questions that require them to be actively engaged in the lesson (complete graphic organizers, make real world connections, etc.) from the Florida Science Fusion
interactive textbook.
Students will participate in brief sessions of Direct Instruction (not to last more than 10 minutes per session). During this time students will complete selected
questions that require them to be actively engaged in the lesson (complete graphic organizers, make real world connections, etc.) from the interactive textbook.
During the lesson students will be asked the following probing questions:
"How are the jobs of the nervous system and endocrine system similar?" "How are they different?"
Teachers may also elect to construct fill-in-the-blank style notes from the textbook for the students to complete during instruction time. These notes will also serve
as a study guide for students later on in the unit.
Free Alternate Activities
After students have been allowed ample time to explore the website listed in the free alternative activities section above (explore), the teacher may construct fill-inthe-blank style notes for the students to complete during brief segments of Direct Instruction (not to last more than 10 minutes). The source of these notes may be
from a textbook or from any other age appropriate source that provides information that is aligned with NGSSS. During this time, the teacher should also address
select questions from the students' notes that were taken while the students were exploring the website about your body (http://kids.discovery.com/tellme/science/body-systems)
Elaborate: What will the students do to apply their conceptual understanding and skills to solve a problem, make a decision,
perform a task, or make sense of new knowledge?
Florida Science Fusion Lesson
Students will complete the activity called "Working Together." In this activity, students will be arranged in a circle around the perimeter of the room. Each student will
have a card with the name of an individual organ system. The teacher will call out a list of activities (one at a time) that are carried out by the human body on a
regular basis. Each time a student feels like their body system is involved in the activity, he/she will step forward. (Refer to Teacher's Edition pg. 598).
***The teacher should be sure to emphasize the working relationships while completing the activity above. By the end of this activity, each student should have a
deep understanding that all body systems are interdependent on each other.
Free Alternative Activities
Students may be challenged to participate in a game similar to the one described in the attached document "Homeostasis_Organ Systems Challenge". (This activity
will also serve as a performance assessment)
Summative Assessment
After the lesson (Florida Science Fusion lesson) has been explained and reinforcement activities have been completed, students will be asked to create a description
wheel that shows how different body systems work together to maintain homeostasis.
The teacher may design his/her own 10 question, multiple-choice summative assessment if necessary.
Formative Assessment
Florida Science Fusion Lesson
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Activity Which Body Systems - In this small group activity, students will organize skits in order to demonstrate specific organs or organ systems of the human
body and perform them for the whole class. (Refer to Teacher's Edition pg. 594)
***This will serve as a formative assessment prior to beginning the lesson in order to get an idea of the students’ prior knowledge and misconceptions. ***
Free Alternative Activities
Teachers may go to http://www.apples4theteacher.com/elibrary/bodybook.html. This website contains a virtual riddle book that will test the students' current
knowledge of the human body.
Feedback to Students
During the lesson (either one), students will be asked to "keep an ear out" for the ways in which the organ systems in the human body communicate to maintain
homeostasis. As each of these are identified, they will be written down on a piece of paper and posted on a word wall which may be designed similar to the
description wheel shown in the references.
During the Explanation portion of the lesson (either one), students will be asked the question, "Which organ systems work together to process the food you eat?"
Students who are beginning to understand that organs and organ systems work together should answer with the following: "digestive, excretory, endocrine, muscular,
skeletal."
During the lesson students will be asked the following probing questions:
"How are the jobs of the nervous system and endocrine system similar?" "How are they different?"
Accommodations & Recommendations
Accommodations:
Differentiation Ideas
Basic and advanced differentiation for the Science Fusion lesson may be found in the Teacher's Edition on pg. 597.
Gifted - Students should be challenged to think critically and pose higher order thinking questions during the "Explain" portion of the lesson. Students may also be
given access to more advanced materials in order enhance their knowledge of human body systems.
ESE - Students should be strategically organized into groups that contain students at medium and high levels when playing the human body system game. They may
be given a specific list of vocabulary words prior to the lesson.
ESOL/ELL - Students may be allowed to work with a partner or they may be provided with an audio tape and ample visual aids throughout the duration of the lesson.
The teacher should also speak slowly and deliberately.
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Assistive Technology, Adobe
Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office, Computer Media Player, Java Plugin
Special Materials Needed:
How Does the Skin Provide Protection? Quick Lab will require a few minutes of preparation - two apples (any type) will be needed for this lab, one with the skin and
one without.
The game will require advanced preparation - laminated cut-outs of each of emphasized human body system and a laminated cut-out of a life-size human body will be
required in order to complete this activity.
Teacher should also preview all web sources to ensure they meet the needs of the students.
Source and Access Information
Contributed by: Sarah Moore
Name of Author/Source: Sarah Moore
District/Organization of Contributor(s): Jackson
Is this Resource freely Available? Yes
Access Privileges: Public
License: CPALMS License - no distribution - non commercial
Aligned Standards
Name
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Description
Identify and investigate the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory,
circulatory, reproductive, excretory, immune, nervous, and musculoskeletal) and describe ways these systems interact
with each other to maintain homeostasis.
Compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi,
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and parasites.
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Clarifications:
Integrate HE.6.C.1.8. Explain how body systems are impacted by hereditary factors and infectious agents.
Aligned Access Points
Access Point Number
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Access Point Title
Identify how the major structures of plants and organs of animals work as parts of larger systems, such as the heart
is part of the circulatory system that pumps blood.
Identify the major internal organs of animals and external structures of plants and their functions.
Recognize that the human body is made up of various parts.
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