Year 9 Science – Body Systems
Achievement Standards:
 Students analyse how biological systems function
and respond to external changes with reference to
interdependencies, energy transfers and flows of
matter.
 Students analyse trends in data, identify
relationships between variables and reveal
inconsistencies in results.
 Students analyse their methods and the quality of
their data and explain specific actions to improve
the quality of their evidence.
Assessment:
Formative:
- Pre and post-assessment
- Worksheets
Content Descriptor: Unit Overview:
 Multi-cellular organisms rely on Students will engage in groups to investigate and
coordinated and interdependent internal research a particular body system, they will become
systems to respond to changes to their experts in this body system. Students will then be
environment required to present and teach the class about their
 Analyse patterns and trends in data, body system they have researched. Students will
including describing relationships also actively participate in practical to investigate
between variables and identifying various biological responses to the external
inconsistencies environment.
 Design and construct appropriate graphs
to represent data and analyse graphs for
trends and patterns.
 Describe sample properties (such as
mean, median, range, large gaps visible
on a graph) to predict characteristics of
the larger population.
 - Homework tasks
- Practical experience
Summative:
- Expert group assignment
- Test
- Heart rate practical
Pre-assessment:
- Group brain storm on body systems (digestive, muscular, skeletal, circulatory, respiratory, nervous)
Post-assessment:
- Group brain storm on body systems (digestive, muscular, skeletal, circulatory, respiratory, nervous)
- Sheet
Ongoing:
- Conversations
- Questions
- Practicals

Differentiation:
- Each lesson instructions will be given visually and well as spoken
- Group work
- Students will research to their interests and strengths
- Practical learning as well as videos to explain concepts.

Week 1 Lesson Content Know, Understand and Do Resources

Tuesday – 4  Introduce expert Know: What it takes to be a successful group · Butchers Paper
Single groups member · Markers
 Pre-assessment Understand: The task and requirements · Random group cards
(butchers paper Do: Plan and communicate to achieve · Group talk
activity) collaboration · Reflection
 What it takes to be
a successful group
member

Wednesday – 7  Requirements of Know: What a body system is · Groups (same as Monday)

Single the task Understand: How body systems work together to · Video
 Introduction to achieve homeostasis · What are the major body systems
body systems Do: discuss and categorize different components · Task sheets
to each body system (Overall question, how do I get energy from this
apple?)

Friday – Double 4/5  Introduction to Know: The 6 major body systems - Post weekly content/homework on
each body system Understand: The main function of each system Edmodo
 Practical that Do: Illustrate components to the body system.
integrates a few of
the body systems.
 Class Reseach time

Week 2
Tuesday – 4 · Expert Group – Know: The components of their specific body · Aim of the lesson
Single Research time system. · Computers
· Understand: Why each of the components need
to work together to achieve homeostasis
Do: Demonstrate knowledge of their particular
body system.

Wednesday – 7 · Expert Group – Know: The components of their specific body · Reminders that this is the last lesson to
Single Research time system. work on it.
Understand: Why each of the components need
to work together to achieve homeostasis
Do: Demonstrate knowledge of their particular
body system.

Friday – Double 4/5 · Practical - Chicken Know: Ligaments and muscles · Practical safety
Wing dissection Understand: How ligaments and muscles work · Chicken wings
together to achieve movement - Post weekly content/homework on
Do: Dissect and isolate ligaments and muscles in a Edmodo
chicken wing

Week 3

Tuesday – 4 · Presentation – Know: the essential parts to the skeletal system · Powerpoint
Single Skeletal Understand: how the components work together · skeletal activity
· Miss Whish to achieve overall goal - Chicken wing reference
Do: label and locate different bones.

Wednesday – 7 · Presentation – Know: the essential parts to the muscular system · Powerpoint
Single muscular Understand: how the components work together · Questions
· Miss Whish to achieve overall goal - Annotation Activity – Literacy
Do: label and locate different muscles. - Groups
- Information pages printed
 - Different pen colours

Friday – Double 4/5 · Presentation Know: the essential parts to the muscular system · Questions
- Digestive Understand: how the components work together - Activity
- Respiratory to achieve overall goal · Exit card
Do: label and locate different muscles. - Post weekly content/homework on Edmodo

Week 4

Tuesday – 4 · Presentation – Know: the components of the nervous system · Worksheet

Single Nervous Understand: how the nervous system works · ‘what happens to the apple’
· Miss Whish Do: locate and describe various parts of the
nervous system.

Wednesday – 7 · Presentation – Know: the components of the circulatory system · Plan Practical
Single Circulatory
· Miss Whish Understand: how the circulatory system works to
· What factors effect achieve homeostasis.
respiratory rate – Do: Discuss and explore the circulatory system.
investigate –“my heart
rate has increased but I
don’t know what
from…. Food, exercise,
laughing
Friday – Double 4/5 ATHON DAY - Post weekly content/homework on Edmodo

Week 5

Tuesday – 4 · Practical Know: Why heart rate increases when exercising - Prac task sheet
Single Understand: circulatory and respiratory system - Stop watches
work together to adjust to exercise. - White board
Be able to: - NUMERACY

Wednesday – 7 Practical write up Know: The components of a practical write up

Single Understand: What is required in each section
Be able to: Draw an accurate graph representing
the data.

Friday – Double 4/5 STUDENT FREE DAY - Post weekly content/homework on Edmodo

Week 6

Tuesday – 4 · Test revision Know: The main components of each of the body · Revision notes
Single systems. · Questions
Understand: How they all interconnect
Do: label, explain and describe components of
each system.
Wednesday – 7 · Test - Final Due Practical Due
Single

Friday – Double 4/5 - Practical – heart Know: The components of the heart · Tests back
dissection Understand: How the chambers work together · Post assessment
Do: Label and describe each of the chambers. - Heart dissection sheet
- Post weekly content/homework on Edmodo