Unit 5: Body Systems - 15 DaysView in a Google Doc

Full Curriculum

 

Performance Expectations
 

Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

 

Assessment   (Required)

Argument from Evidence Prompt: Choose two body system and use evidence from research to support the relationship between those systems.

Standards

LS1-3

LS1-8

Detailed Unit Plans 
LS 1-3 Human body systems
LS 1-8 Human Systems Sensory

Essential Questions

How can one explain the ways in which cells contribute to the function of living organisms?

How do the structures of organisms contribute to life’s functions?

How are cells organized into systems and subsystems that make up the body?

How do sensory receptors respond to stimuli and what is the result of this response?