Lesson 4: The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Unit 3: Human Body Systems
Learning Goals for this Lesson:
Students Will Know:
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The functions of the circulatory and
respiratory system
The organs that make up the circulatory and
respiratory system
Standards: SC.6.L.14.5
Students Will Be Able To:
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Relate the structures of the circulatory and
respiratory system to its function in the
human body
Lesson Essential Question:
How do the circulatory and respiratory systems work?
Activating Strategy:
Students will watch two brain pop videos on the cardiovascular and lymphatic system. They will take notes
while watching and then create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast both systems. Students will read a
passage about the lungs and answer questions
Key Vocabulary to Preview and Vocabulary Strategy:
Cardiovascular system, blood, lymphatic system, lymph, lymph node, artery, capillary, vein, Respiratory
system, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli
Lesson Instruction:
Learning Activity 1:
Students will read page 180 in their textbook. Using
this information and the notes they take from the
brain pop video, they will create a Venn diagram for
both the cardiovascular system and the lymphatic
system.
Graphic Organizer:
Venn Diagram to compare the cardiovascular and
lymphatic system’s structures and functions.
Students will complete a fill-in diagram of the
respiratory system
Assessment Prompt for LA 1:
The students will discuss the answer to the following
question with their partner. “What does the phrase
‘closed system’ mean as it relates to the
cardiovascular system?”
Learning Activity 2:
Assignment:
Students will read pages 182-183 of their textbook.
Students will then fill in a chart for the parts for the
parts of the lymphatic system. The students will have
to provide the name, hat will have them label the
different parts of the lymphatic system by name and
function.
Lesson Review page 193, questions 1-6 and 8
Assessment Prompt for LA 2:
Students will complete a 3-2-1 ticket out the door. 3
organs of the lymphatic system, 2 ways
Learning Activity 3:
Students will take notes off of a powerpoint that will
explain the parts of the cardiovascular system as well
as the flow of blood through the heart.
Assessment Prompt for LA 3:
Students will label the four chambers of the hearts
and draw arrows to show the direction of blood flow
through the heart.
Learning Activity 4:
Students will read through pages 187-188 and take
their own Cornell notes using a guide.
Assessment Prompt for LA4:
Students will answer various questions about the
pulmonary and systemic circuit and how circulation
maintains homeostasis.
Learning Activity 5:
Students will take notes off a power point about the
respiratory system
Assessment Prompt for LA 5:
Students will work with their partners to answer
various questions about the respiratory system
Summarizing Strategy:
Students will read a passage about the heart and answer questions using the information they just read.
Students will participate in a lab that will have them create and observe a model of lung out of a Ziploc bag
and a coffee can.