The experiments in this topic fall under eight topics that relate to three aspects of life science:

1. Human Organ & Body Systems
2. Maintaining a Healthy Body
3. Wetland Ecosystems 

In each section you will find teacher notes designed to provide you guidance with the learning intention, the success criteria, materials needed, a lesson outline, as well as provide some insight on what results to expect when the experiments are conducted. Suggestions for differentiation are also included so that all students can be successful in the learning environment. Lessons with PowerPoint slides can be edited to meet student needs. 

Introduction:

• At a Glance – List of Skills
• Introduction
• Table of Contents
• Teacher Assessment Rubric
• Student Self-Assessment Rubric 

Lesson Topics: 

Lesson One: Organs in the Body

Learning Intentions:

• Determine the location of the main organs of the human body, and define their function
• Make predictions, formulate questions, and plan an investigation
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Two: Systems in the Body – Part One - Skeletal and Muscular

Learning Intentions:

• Identify the major parts of the human skeletal system and the muscular system, determining their function and location
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Three: Systems in the Body – Part Two - Circulatory and Respiratory

Learning Intentions:

• Identify the main parts of the circulatory system and the respiratory system, determining their function and location
• Make predictions, formulate questions, and plan an investigation
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Four: Systems in the Body – Part Three - Nervous and Digestive

Learning Intentions:

• Identify the main parts of the nervous system and the digestive system, determining their function and location
• Make predictions, formulate questions, and plan an investigation
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Five: Systems at Work

Learning Intentions:

• Describe how the human body’s main systems work altogether; design and create a model of the human body
• Make predictions, formulate questions, and plan an investigation
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary
• Assess the positive and negative effects of social and environmental factors on human health, suggesting ways to lessen the harmful effects
• Evaluate the positive and negative effects of technology and technological advances on human health 

Lesson Six Healthy Eating – Print and PowerPoint

Learning Intentions:

• Identify types of nutrients in foods, determine how they maintain our health; create and evaluate a daily menu, aligning it with food guide recommendations
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Seven: What ’s In Your Food?

Learning Intentions:

• Evaluate the nutritional value of food products by reading and interpreting food labels
• Assess the positive and negative effects of media sources on human health
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Eight: Wetlands

Learning Intentions:

• Describe the characteristics of wetlands and recognize the living and non-living things that inhabit a wetland
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

Lesson Nine: Survival in the Wetlands – Print and PowerPoint

Learning Intentions:

• Identify and create wetland food chains and food webs; determine the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a wetland
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary

 Lesson Ten: Protecting Our Wetlands

Learning Intentions:

• Recognize the benefits of wetland areas, identify the threats facing them, and describe what can be done to protect and conserve them
• Make predictions, formulate questions, and plan an investigation
• Gather and record observations and findings using drawings, tables, written descriptions
• Recognize and apply safety procedures in the classroom
• Communicate the procedure and conclusions of investigations using demonstrations, drawings, and oral or written descriptions, with use of science and technology vocabulary 

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