Ontario Science Curriculum 2007 (click to access)
As a final demonstration of knowledge, students will complete their "medical residency" in class, becoming experts on a body system of choice and using the inquiry process to explore a related disease and preventative measures associated with it. Their "MCAT" will assess their general knowledge of all the systems they have been introduced to throughout this unit. Planning sheets and graphic organizers have been made available to help guide students step by step through this project. Please contact me if you would like a copy of any of these documents - I am always happy to share them.
Overall expectations to be covered:
Systems explored: the nervous system, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the integumentary system, the digestive system, the endocrine system, the immune system, the muscular system, the skeletal system the urinary system, the reproductive system, the lymphatic system
As a final demonstration of knowledge, students will complete their "medical residency" in class, becoming experts on a body system of choice and using the inquiry process to explore a related disease and preventative measures associated with it. Their "MCAT" will assess their general knowledge of all the systems they have been introduced to throughout this unit. Planning sheets and graphic organizers have been made available to help guide students step by step through this project. Please contact me if you would like a copy of any of these documents - I am always happy to share them.
Overall expectations to be covered:
- Analyze the impact of human activities and technological innovations on human health;
- Investigate the structure and function of the major organs of various human body systems;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of human body systems and interactions within and between systems.
Systems explored: the nervous system, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the integumentary system, the digestive system, the endocrine system, the immune system, the muscular system, the skeletal system the urinary system, the reproductive system, the lymphatic system
Image: The Hawn Foundation. (2011). The MindUP Curriculum: Grades 3-5: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning and Living. New York: Scholastic.