Organ System Lesson Plan
Title of Lesson:
Organ Systems
Date: February 27, 2013
Timeframe of Lesson: 3 class
periods
Author(s):
Jenny Zalewski
School District: Archdiocese of
Milwaukee
Campus: St. Patrick
Subject Area(s):
Science
Grade Level(s)/Course: 5th
Content Area Standards
(Common Core):
F.8.1 Understand the structure and function
of cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, and
whole organisms
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Exit Expectation:
Explain that the skeletal,
muscular, circulatory, and
respiratory systems interact with
one another and perform
specific functions
National Educational
Technology Standards for
Students (NETS-S):
1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Communication and Collaboration
3. Research and Information Fluency
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
and Decision Making
Stated Learning Objective(s)
Students will be able to:
● identify the major organs of the
organ systems
● describe the function(s) of the major
organ systems
●
explain how organ systems interact
with each other
Procedures for Lesson
1. Have students review the names of the
major organ systems of the human body
(nervous, endocrine, skeletal, muscular,
digestive, excretory, respiratory, and
circulatory).
2. Assign each student one of the systems to
research.
Accommodation - pair student with special
needs with a partner
3. Hand out project requirement sheet and
rubric. Discuss each sheet.
4. Review log-in procedures for Glogster.
Explain how to select project once logged-in.
5. Have students begin research of their
assigned system.
6. Remind students to save work often.
7. Walk around classroom to monitor/assist
as needed.
8. Once students have completed their Glog,
have students present their finished project
to the class.
9.When all students have presented ask
each student to name two things they
learned about someone else’s body system.
Assessment or Evaluation
Technology Resources Cited in
APA Format
Use created rubric to assess glog
Have students complete matching worksheet
as follow-up assessment on all systems.
ALTEC at University of Kansas. (2008). RubiStar.
Retrieved from http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Discovery Channel. (2012). Discovery Kids. Retrieved
from http://kids.discovery.com
Glogster EDU (2013). Retrieved from edu.glogster.com
Human muscular system. (2010). In Encyclopedia
Britannica online. Retrieved from
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/147314/A
nterior-view-of-the-human-muscular-system
Human respiratory system. (2006). In Encyclopedia
Britannica online. Retrieved from
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/499530/hu
man-respiratory-system
Kids’ Biology. (n.d). Retrieved from
http://www.kidsbiology.com
Rader, A. (2012). Biology4 Kids. Retrieved from
http://www.biology4kids.com
Sheard, J. (n.d.).Body Systems. Retrieved from
http://mypages.iit.edu/~smart/sheajan1/systems.htm
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Other Resources Cited in APA
Format
Eight computers
Hackett, J., Moyer, R., Vasquez, J., Teferi, M., Zike, D.,
LeRoy, K., . . . Wheeler, G. (2011). Animal systems. In
Science: A closer look 5th grade (pp. 74-81)
Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Companies.
Multimedia Project : Body Systems Glog
Teacher Name: Ms. Zalewski
Student Name:
________________________________________
CATEGORY
Content
4
Covers topic indepth with details
and examples.
Subject knowledge
is excellent.
3
Includes essential
knowledge about
the topic. Subject
knowledge appears
to be good.
2
Includes essential
information about
the topic but there
are 1-2 factual
errors.
1
Content is minimal
OR there are
several factual
errors.
Requirements
All requirements
are met and
exceeded.
All requirements
are met.
One requirement
was not
completely met.
More than one
requirement was
not completely
met.
Mechanics
No misspellings or
grammatical
errors.
Three or fewer
Four misspellings
misspellings and/or and/or
mechanical errors. grammatical
errors.
More than 4 errors
in spelling or
grammar.
Attractiveness
Makes excellent
use of font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance the
presentation.
Makes good use of
font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance to
presentation.
Makes use of font,
color, graphics,
effects, etc. but
occasionally these
detract from the
presentation
content.
Use of font, color,
graphics, effects
etc. but these
often distract from
the presentaion
content.
Sources
Source information
collected for all
graphics, videos,
facts.
Source information
collected for most
graphics, videos,
facts.
Source information
collected for some
graphics, videos,
facts.
Very little or no
source information
was collected.
Organ Systems Glog
Your glog must identify:
 the major organs in your organ system
 the major functions of your system
 two examples of how your system works with other systems
This can be done with text, pictures, and videos. Make sure that your images, videos, etc.
are visually appealing and enhance the understanding of your organ system.
Your glog should have a minimum of:
 3 pictures that relate to your system
 1 video that illustrates an aspect of your system
Sources for all graphics, videos, and facts must be identified.
Websites to Start Your Search
Biology 4 Kids - www.biology4kids.com
Kids Biology - www.kidsbiology.com
Discovery Kids - kids.discovery.com