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HUMAN SYSTEMS 2013
4 weeks
Living World Achievement objectives:
Life processes:
 Identify the key structural features and functions involved in the life processes of plants and animals.
 Describe the organisation of life at cellular level.
Focussing questions:
 How do our skeleton and muscles work together to help us move?
 How does our cardiovascular system support this movement?
 What do our cells need to give us the energy to move?
 Where does this energy come from and how is our food processed in our body?
 How are wastes removed from our body?
Key competencies focus:
All key competencies are incorporated into this unit of work, however, in this unit there is particular emphasis on:
 Relating to others.
Assessment Focus:
 Investigating in science: Pulse rate (formative).
 Written test
Literacy Focus:
Key words/terms: antagonistic pair, tendon, ligament, aorta, vena cava, pulmonary, valve, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, respiration, inhalation, exhalation,
haemoglobin, capillary, enzyme, urea, oesophagus, duodenum, ingestion, egestion.
Note: NOS = Nature of Science 2 textbook.
Diagrams and worksheets:
DVD’s
KISS = Kiwi Integrated Science text
K:\2010 Science\Yr 10 Science\Being Human\ORBScP044P00_HumanSys_wyg.zip
K:\2010 Science\Yr 10 Science\Being Human\ORBScP043P00_Reproduction_hfr.zip.zip
DVD206 Inside the human body
DVD207 Incredible human machine
DVD208 The human body
Useful websites:
WB = Science 10 workbook
http://www.innerbody.com/index.html
http://health.howstuffworks.com/medical-animatio-channel.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html
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Learning Experiences
1. MRS GREN(F)
 Pre-test
 Famous scientists: Harvey and Beaumont
 Revise MRS GREN
 Draw a human body and label as many parts as possible (this is
just a diagnostic exercise to see how much they know) e.g
various bones, muscle groups, organs etc.
2. MOVEMENT(skeleton)
 To find food, mates, and escape predators
 Muscles: contraction, muscle fibres, antagonistic pairs, names of
important muscles
 Skeleton: function, names of bones, numerous construction
activities
3. MOVEMENT(muscles and joints)
 Read sections on tendons, ligaments, joints (hinge, ball and
socket) then complete grid task.
 Practical: Demonstrate how to dissect a chicken leg to identify
muscle groups, pairs, tendons and ligaments. Students then
dissect their own.
4. BONE, JOINT & MUSCLE PROBLEMS
 Research osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, cramps ect
5. BREATHING & RESPIRATION
 Respiration to make muscles move & breathing to exchange
gases.
 Lungs: structures and function
 Practical: Lung capacity
 Alveoli, bronchial tubes, trachea
 Role of diaphragm and rib muscles in inhalation and exhalation.
 Define ‘gas exchange’ as swapping CO2 for O2.
 Explain that CO2 (& H2O) comes from cells burning glucose.
6. TRANSPORT & CIRCULATION 1
Heart
 For transporting O2, CO2, glucose, hormones & wastes to the right
place around the body.
 Heart: structure and function.
Resources
Pretest in folder
NOS p74-75
NOS p76-77
Large sheet of paper for group to draw an outline of a
human body and label parts.
Hmwk: Write down five Q’s they would like answered in
this unit.
NOS p80-81
Skeleton diagram
Human skeleton in store room
Grid task: Muscles tendons & ligaments
WB Ex 21.05 Move it all about p103
Chicken leg from butcher.
Brainpop animations: Bone structure, Broken bones,
Skeletal system,
NOS p82-85
Brainbop animations: Joints, Muscular system, Arthritis
Nature of science
focus
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Understanding
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Participating and
contributing
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Communicating
Chicken leg
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Computer room
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Investigating
Participating and
contributing
Communicating
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Communicating
Investigating
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Communicating
NOS p78-79
WB Ex 18.07 The respiratory system p58
DVD207 Incredible human machine (28min’s in)
KISS Bk2, p99-101
Human torso model, lung diagram
NOS p97 for experiment method.
Glass jar model of lungs
WB Ex 18.08 Diseases of respiratory system
Brainpop animations: Respiratory system, Asthma,
Smoking
NOS p88-89
WB Ex 18.09 – 18.11 p60-62
DVD207 Incredible human machine (33min’s in)
Heart chamber video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0Wb3gc4mE
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Circulation: arteries and veins (names of important ones),
capillaries, direction of blood flow, problems.
7. TRANSPORT & CIRCULATION 2
Blood and transport
 Components of blood – RBC’s, WBC’s, plasma.
 Literacy exercise: Using key words, write a ‘story’ describing the
journey of a red blood cell around the body from when it first
enters the heart until it returns again.
 The movement of blood around the body sequencing activity.
8. PULSE RATE
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Pulse rate assessment
9. NUTRITION (ingestion)
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For providing cells with nutrients for all body functions
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Digestive system structure and function
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Part 1: Processing food (ingestion).
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Teeth, chewing and swallowing.
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Compare herbivore, carnivore and omnivore jaws and teeth.
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Be able to identify incisors, canines, premolars, molars.
10. THE ROLE OF SALIVA
 Practical: The effect of amylase in saliva on starch.
11. NUTRITION (digestion)
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Part 2: Digesting food.
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Make (another) cut and paste from digestive system diagram;
match labels to locations.
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Demonstration: A small mammal dissection can be a useful
practical activity here to reinforce.
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EXCRETION
For removing waste products from blood.
CO2 via lungs
Heat via skin
Urea via kidneys
Test revision
Summary video if not shown earlier.
Post test and unit test
Human torso model
Heart lung dissection.
Brainbop animations: Heart, Circulatory system, Blood
pressure
NOS p86-87
WB Ex 18.12 It’s in the blood p63.
DVD206 Inside the human body Disc1 Episode ‘First
to last’ (cue 8min till heart finished).
Sequencing activity in folder.
Brainbop animations: Blood, Blood chemicals
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Communicating
Information Gathering assessment in folder
Stopwatches
WB Ex 18.03 p 53-54.
KISS Bk2, p60-61
Sheep, dog and human skull and jaw sets.
Brainpop animations: Teeth, Digestive system, Digestion
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Investigating
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Communicating
Benedict’s solution
Starch solution
NOS p90-91
WB Ex18.01 p52
KISS Bk2, p62-63 Q1-6
Cut & paste diagrams using KISS Bk2, p58-59.
Human torso model
Rat or rabbit dissection
WB Ex 18.06 p57
NOS p92-93
WB Ex 18.13 p64
KISS Bk2, p104-105
Human torso model
Brainpops animations: Urinary system
Mix and match task of body system and function.
WB Ex 17.08 p47
Tests in folder
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Investigating
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Communicating
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Communicating