Heart Pumps blood Controls

circulatory
system
(blood
around the
body)

Brain Controls Stores

body and information
thinking so that you
can learn,
solve
problems,
and
remember.
Also controls
your feelings.
Lungs To breathe Puts oxygen
air in your blood

Skin Protects Soft outer

against tissue
germs covering your
bones

Eyes Allows you to Sends visual

 see messages to
the brain

Ears Allows you to Sends sound

hear messages to
the brain
Health Standard 2.1 - Identify major organs of the body
Objective - Students will match definitions to organs (2 levels of definitions)
Vocabulary - organs, heart, brain, lungs, skin, ears, eyes
Procedure -
1. Motivation
a. Song - Head, shoulders, knees, toes
2. Connection
a. Tie in external parts of body to internal parts of body
3. Activity
a. Run in place 1 minute - Observe and note body changes
4. Observe and discuss
a. Brain - How did you know? Heard us say it and saw it being modeled
b. Eyes and ears - Signal to brain. Brain controls body to make you run.
Heart pumps faster, move air into lungs, skin might sweat.
5. Read Body Works book
6. Group
a. Give cards and definitions for each group - High and low group are in
collaboration
b. Concentration/memory game and discussion - 3 cards match - 1 picture, 2
definition
7. Formative Assessment
a. Teacher observation during student interaction/discussion of game
8. Individual Assessment
a. Each student receives their own level of picture card and definition to
match and glue together
9. Extension
a. Jeopardy game - Riddles to practice definitions
b. Organ research on Google
c. Activities in the Body Works book
d. Important Body Parts Video
i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGLypr2kCLk
10. Next lesson
a. Health Standards 4.1-4 - Substance abuse