Second Grade Curriculum Resources
Standard of Learning
2.1 The student will identify the major body systems and explain their connection to personal health. Key concepts/skills include:
- the cardiovascular system;
- the digestive system;
- the skeletal system;
- the muscular system;
- the nervous system.
Understanding the Standard
The student will identify and understand the importance and function of the nervous system.
Essential Knowledge and Skills
The student will:
- list the parts of the nervous system. (brain, spinal cord, and nerves)
- explain the function of:
- the brain. (uses information it receives from your nerves to coordinate all of your actions and reactions)
- the nerves. (carry messages to your brain about what you hear, see, smell, taste, or feel)
- the spinal cord. (allows messages to go back and forth between your brain and the rest of your body and tells your muscles when to move)
- the nervous system. (controls all your body actions)
Sample Lesson
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/human.html#Circulatory%20System
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Additional Instructional Resources
- The Body – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ -(health & fitness k-2)
- "Body Works" from The Learning Company - CD-ROM
- "The Brain Is the Boss," "My Body," and "Brain" - http://www.kidshealth.org
- Human Anatomy - http://www.innerbody.com
- "My Amazing Human Body" from DK Multimedia - CD-ROM
- Nervous System - http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000136.html
- Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach - http://www.morton-pub.com - "The Human Body and Its Development"
Assessment Ideas
The student will:
- trace his or her body on bulletin board paper with a partner and diagram the nervous system.
- discuss the function of each part of the nervous system.
