Lesson Title

The Human Body Systems

Audience
7th Grade, Atlanta Public Charter School International Baccalaureate Program

Lesson Overview
In this lesson students will learn about the major body systems and the organs that
make up each system. Students will explore how systems work together to keep us
alive and carry out daily functions such as breathing, eating, walking, running, and
removing waste from the body. Students already have prior knowledge of cells, tissue,
and organs. This lesson will consist of two online modules that will last for two weeks.

Objective
Students will be able to explain the major organ systems and their purpose in the
human body

Georgia Performance Standards

S7L2 Students will describe the structure and function of cells, tissue, organs, and
organ systems.

C: Explain that cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into
systems, and systems into organisms.

D: Explain that tissues, organs, and organ systems serve the needs cell have for
oxygen, food, and waste removal.

E: Explain the purpose of the major organ systems in the human body (i.e.,
digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, control,
and coordination, and for the protection from disease.

Module Design
There are several factors one should consider when building an effective online
classroom. The factors I focused on were development and scaffolding. While
developing online lessons it is very important to make sure directions are easy to
understand, hyperlinks works, documents are assessable, and the content being
presented should be of great quality. Online courses Ive taken where the instructor has
developed modules that are clear in directions and high in quality lead to a higher rate
of confidence in students and overall performance because norms have been set and
expectations are clear. The next factor that is also very important is scaffolding. By
organizing and chunking information into smaller sections it helps to not overload the
student and instructor. It makes it clear to the learner what they should be focused on.

Lesson Activities Overview (see attached Module Design Timeline for more details)
1. Blog Posts
2. Quiz Creation
3. Electronic Worksheets

Lesson Assessment (see attached Module Design Timeline for more details)
1. Quiz
2. Human Body Persuasive Letter
3. Blog Posts
4. Worksheets

Instructional Videos
1. The Amoeba Sisters: Human Body Systems: The 11 Champions
https://youtu.be/gEUu-A2wfSE
2. The Body Systems Prezi Notes
http://prezi.com/qqccgcwyg7dt/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0shar
e

Handouts and Websites

1. Amoeba Sisters: Human Body Systems: The 11 Champions Video Recap Worksheet
http://www.amoebasisters.com/uploads/2/1/9/0/21902384/video_recap_of_the_eleven_
body_systems_by_amoeba_sisters.pdf

2. Human Body Persuasive Letter

http://msrayscience.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/2/6/19264237/humanbodypersuasiveletter.
pdf

3. Human Body Graphic Organizer

http://msrayscience.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/2/6/19264237/human_body_systems_func
tion_chart.pdf

4. Body Systems Quiz 1

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mtu5otiwnwpj03

5. Body Systems Quiz 2

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=human-body-systems-quiz-2
6. EduBlog
http://edublogs.org

Interactivity and Collaboration

Students will collaborate throughout the modules through blog posts and by sharing and
commenting on others work. Students will be required to write and comment on blog
posts for two weeks. This interactivity will allow students to learn from each other and
for the instructor to make sure students understood the content and that they are
keeping up with the modules. Students will create wanted posters for organs as well as
write persuasive letters about why the body should not fire the organ they choose.
These assignments are to be posted to the students blogs and they must read and
comment on other students blog posts.

Uses of Technology
Students will need access to the Internet and a mobile device in order to participate in
this two week module. The instructor will make use of various forms of technology such
as Prezi, YouTube, Blogs, Weebly, Quiz makers, and Electronic Worksheets. Students
can use various forms of technology for constructing wanted posters. Examples of
things students may use include Photoshop, Clipart, and Microsoft Word.

Learner Support
1. Instructor email address
2. Module Timeline given to each student to keep up with assignments and due dates
2. Questions and Concerns Padlet for students to post questions and respond to
classmates
3. Peer Commentary through blog posts and instructor feedback
4. Rubrics used for grading purposes
5. Graphic Organizer to store important information

Learner Resources
1. How to create a EduBlog Account and Watch Tutorials- http://help.edublogs.org
2. What is Prezi and how is it used- https://prezi.com/ucbqnfjsurg9/what-is-prezi-
press-the-play-button/
3. Provide Wanted Poster Template
4. How To Construct A Quiz using ProProfs- http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-
school/tour.php
5. Quiz Examples- http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/examples/#education
 Human Body Persuasive Letter Rubric

CATEGORY 8-7 6-5 4-3 2-1

Ideas Ideas were Ideas were Ideas were The letter seemed to
expressed in a clear expressed in a pretty somewhat organized, be a collection of
and organized clear manner, but the but were not very unrelated sentences.
fashion. It was easy organization could clear. It took more It was very difficult to
to figure out what the have been better. than one reading to figure out what the
letter was about. figure out what the letter was about.
letter was about.

Content The letter contains at The letter contains 3- The letter contains 1- The letter contains
Accuracy least 5 accurate facts 4 accurate facts 2 accurate facts no accurate facts
about the topic. about the topic. about the topic. about the topic.

Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and/or
Closing closing have no closing have 1-2 closing have 3 or closing are missing.
errors in errors in more errors in
capitalization and capitalization and capitalization and
punctuation. punctuation. punctuation.

Grammar & Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes more
spelling errors in grammar or errors in grammar errors in grammar than 4 errors in
spelling. and/or spelling. and/or spelling grammar and/or
(conventions) spelling.
 Module Design Timeline
Green= Blog Post |Yellow= Assignment Due | Blue= Quiz
Week One / Module One
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Introduction Nervous System Circulatory System Digestive System Quiz 1

Create a EduBlog Review Nervous Review Circulatory Review the Digestive Quiz 1 over the first
Account System notes and System notes and System notes and three systems
http://edublogs.org video. videos. videos. (nervous, circulatory,
and digestive) due by
Blog Post 1- What are Take notes fill in the Blog Post 2- Construct Blog Post 2- Construct midnight.
the levels of cellular Human Body Graphic A wanted poster for A wanted poster for
organization? Post by Organizer two organs. Pick two two organs. Pick two Wanted Posters and
midnight. organs and give a organs and give a Commentary should
brief description of brief description of be posted on blogs by
Watch Human Body each but be sure not each but be sure not midnight!
Amoeba Sisters tell the name of the tell the name of the
Videos organ, remember its organ, remember its Human Body Graphic
https://youtu.be/gEUu- wanted! Share on your wanted! Share on your Organizer Due- first
A2wfSE blog and comment on blog and comment on three systems need to
three of your three of your be filled in and
classmates wanted classmates wanted emailed to the
Complete Amoeba posters blog post posters blog post instructor by midnight.
Sisters Worksheet due explaining what the explaining what the
by midnight. wanted organ is. Blog wanted organ is. Blog
post and comments post and comments
are due by Friday! are due by Friday!

Take notes fill in the Take notes fill in the

Human Body Graphic Human Body Graphic
Organizer. Organizer.
 Module Design Timeline
Green= Blog Post |Yellow= Assignment Due | Blue= Quiz

Week 2 / Module 2
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Skeletal System Muscular System Respiratory Human Body Human Body
System Persuasive Letter Persuasive Letter
Review Skeletal System Review Muscular System
Notes and Videos. Notes and Videos. Review Begin Human Post Human
Respiratory Body Persuasive Body Persuasive
Take notes fill in the Human Take notes fill in the Human System Notes Letter Letter on blog
Body Graphic Organizer Body Graphic Organizer and Videos. Assignment. and email letters
Letter is due to the instructor.
Blog Post 3- Construct 10- Blog Post 3- Construct 10- Complete Quiz 2 Friday by
practice test questions about practice test questions about (Skeletal, midnight. Blog Post 4-
the body systems using the body systems using Muscular, and Explain how
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz- http://www.proprofs.com/quiz- Respiratory) by tissues, organs,
school/register.php Share the school/register.php Share the midnight. and organ
link to your practice questions link to your practice questions systems serve
on your blog and take two on your blog and take two Human Body the needs cells
practice tests by Tuesday practice tests by Tuesday Graphic have for oxygen,
midnight. midnight. Organizer Due- food, and waste
last three removal.
systems need to
be filled in and
emailed to the
instructor by
midnight.