Standard of Learning

1.1The student will identify the basic components and functions of the systems of the human body. Key concepts/skills include:

1. body structures (e.g., abdomen, chest, head) and organs (e.g., heart, brain, lungs, stomach);
2. the principles of correct posture;
3. the interconnection of all body systems (e.g., cardiovascular, digestive, immune, muscular, nervous, skeletal, respiratory).

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Understanding the Standard

The student will be able to identify the basic components and functions of the body structures and organs.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• describe where the chest, abdomen, head, heart, brain, stomach, and lungs are located in the body.
• identify the function of the:
  • chest; (houses heart and lungs)
  • abdomen; (houses stomach and many organs)
  • head; (face and brain)
  • heart; (pumps blood)
  • brain; (tells you what to do)
  • stomach; (helps change food so that your body can use it) and
  • lungs. (helps you use the air you breathe)

Sample Lessons

Asthma Awareness
Grades: K-3
Lessons provide a basic understanding of asthma and discuss appropriate actions to take to help people with asthma. Worksheets included.
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Contact: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/school
Cost: Free

Bones, Bones and More Bones
Grade(s): 2-3
In this lesson students will learn how to describe the functions of bones and the how they are made up.  Also, they will learn how hollow bones are stronger and how calcium depletion weakens the bones.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/
Free

The Bone Connection
Grade(s): K-5
The goal of this lesson is for the students to be able to name some bones in the human skeletal system and at least one function of each.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi8702.html
Free

Brain Power!
Grades: 2-3
Students learn about the brain, what the brain can do, and the effects of drugs on the brain. Includes 6 modules. Program is based on National Science Education Standards. Includes video, written materials for students, parent newsletter, and teacher’s guide.
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Contact: http://www.nida.nih.gov
Cost: Free

HeartPower!
Grades: K-2
Teaches student about the heart and how to keep it healthy. Science-based. Lessons, handouts.
--How Muscles Work Activity Sheet
--What is the Heart? – lesson idea
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Contact: http://www.americanheart.org (select HeartPower!)
Free

The Human Body Corporation
Grade(s): 1-12
In this lesson plan, students will be assigned an organ and will research some on their organ.  After having obtained some facts and information on ttheir organ, the student will write a letter explaining why their organ is vital to the body.  Variations can be made to better fit the age group participating in the lesson.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/TheHumanBodyCorporation.htm
Free

Human Body Simon Says Game
Grade(s): K-12
In this lesson adapt the game of Simon Says for use as part of a unit on the human body. Include the names and locations of body parts and their locations as students learn them.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2193.shtml
Free

Internal Anatomy: A Fun Look At The Digestive System
Grade(s): K-3
Students learn to introduce, identify, and explain the functioning of some body parts  while constructing a "living doll" composed of the body parts discussed.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9307.html
Free

Lessons for human body materials
Grade(s): 1-5
This unit investigates some of the systems of the human body.  The lessons are designed to use the various human body models from ARC.  These lessons focus on four systems: skeletal, circulatory, respiratory and digestive. 
http://www.colby.edu/cpse/equipment2/human/human.html#Circulatory%20System
Free

New York Times Daily Lesson Plan> Know Bones About It! Learning How the Body's Skeletal Muscle Groups Work
In this lesson, students make a model of a major skeletal muscle group. They then consider how their life might change if they didn't have, or lack use of, this particular muscle group. Includes discussion of the interdependence between bones, muscles, nerves, tendons, arteries, and veins.
Sponsor: The New York Times in partnership with the Bank Street College of Education in NYC
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons
Free

Open Wide and Trek Inside!
Grades 1-2
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health, Curriculum Supplement Series
Contact: http://science.education.nih.gov

Straight from the Heart
Grade(s): K-12
The main objectives of this mini-teach are to define and demonstrate the functions of the heart; observe the vibration of a match due to the pulsation of blood in the wrist; to construct a simple stethoscope and use it to listen to your heartbeat; to measure your heart rate (pulse); to compare your heart rate with your partner's heart rate; and to calculate the number of times your heart beats in one hour.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9514.html
Free

Systems of the Human Body
Grades 3-5
Aimed at grades 3-5 this lesson plan focuses on the systems in the body how they work together and independently. Teachers are supplied with a materials list, how to motivate students, in addition to a development section and assessment. A link to a website provides student with the chance to classify organs and place them in the body. The body systems that are covered include the nervous system, reproductive system and skeletal system.
Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Marcopolo and Science Net Links
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=385
Free

Texas Department of State Health Services: "Anatomy" (Second Grade)
Grade: 2
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the basic structures and functions of the human body and how they relate to personal health.
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/kids/lessonplans/2ndgrade.htm
Free

What Is Blood and How It Circulates In and Out of the Heart
Grade(s): K-5
At the end of this mini teach students should be able to explain what blood is and explain the circular movement of blood going in and out of the heart.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9009.html
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

• The Body – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/(health & fitness k-2)
• BrainPOP – http://www.brainpop.com/health
• Diabetes Fact Sheet - Diabetes_Fact_Sheet.pdf
• Diabetes Resource Directory - Diabetes_Resources.pdf
• DiscoverySchool.com – http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/6-8.html
• Edhelper.com – http://www.edhelper.com/Health.htm
• Human Anatomy – http://www.innerbody.com
• Human Body Systems – http://www.si.edu/nsrc/stcms/access/humanbod.htm
• Innerbody – http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
• MedlinePlus – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anatomy.html
• Medtropolis - http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
• National Diabetes Education Program - http://www.ndep.nih.gov
• National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anatomy.html
• New York Online Access to Health: NOAH - http://www.noah-health.org
• NOT (Not on Tobacco) - http://www.lungusa.org/virginia
• Science News - http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/search.asp?catid=10
• TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use) - http://www.lungusa.org/virginia
• Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach - http://www.morton-pub.com - "The Human Body and Its Development"
• Teaching the Human Body – http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/teachercenter/pg000064.htm
• Your Body Systems – http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774536.html

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• draw a human body and label the body structures and organs and adjacent to each structure or organ and explain its function.

 

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