Description
Teaching the human body systems and organs and looking for engaging texts and hands-on activities? This is an entire low-prep UNIT is perfect for upper elementary students!
This unit is designed to last 25 days covering these topics:
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Sensory Organs
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Brain & Nervous System
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Heart & Circulatory System
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Lungs & Respiratory System
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Digestive System
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Muscular and Skeletal System
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Excretory System
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Comparing Plant and Animal Structures
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Review Game
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End of Unit Assessment
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What’s included in each lesson?
Sensory Organs Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page
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Sensory Organs Reading Passage
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Foldable notes to fill in information they read in the passage
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Color Code Activity: Students will color code each box based on the sensory organ that it’s related to
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Thriving Without Senses: After reading about how people can thrive without certain senses, students will write a short paragraph to explain what they learned. Then, they will translate each letter into braille using the provided chart.
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
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Brain & Nervous System Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page
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Parts of the Brain Reading Passage
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Parts of the Brain Graphic Organizer
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Reaction Time Experiment #1 (materials needed: ruler, table)
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Reaction Time Experiment #2 (materials needed: ruler, table, blindfold)
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Reaction Time Experiment #3 (materials needed: ruler, table, blindfold)
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Reflection Questions
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
Heart & CIrculatory System Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page to make your life easier
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The Circulatory System Informational Text
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Vocabulary Terms Graphic Organizer
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Heart Rate Experiment (materials needed: stopwatch)
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Keeping a Healthy Heart Informational Text
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Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
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Body Systems Working Together Informational Text
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How do the Body Systems Work Together? Worksheet
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
Lungs & Respiratory System Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page to make your life easier
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The Respiratory System Informational Text
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Graphic Organizer
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Create a Lungs Model
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Learning About Lungs Informational Text
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Learning About Lungs Graphic Organizer
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
Digestive System Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page to make your life easier
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The Digestive System Informational Text
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The Digestive System Graphic Organizer
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Parts of the Digestive System Cards & Activity
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Parts of the Digestive System Recording Sheet
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Saliva Experiment & Recording Sheet
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How Long are Your Intestines? Investigation & Recording Sheet
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
Muscular and Skeletal Systems Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page to make your life easier
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The Skeletal System Informational Text
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The Skeletal System Multiple Choice Questions
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The Muscular System Informational Text
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The Muscular System Multiple Choice Questions
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The Musculoskeletal System Informational Text
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The Musculoskeletal System Graphic Organizer
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Fun Facts about the Musculoskeletal System Informational Text
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Reflection Questions
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
Excretory System Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page to make your life easier
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The Excretory System Informational Text
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The Excretory System Writing Activity
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All About Kidneys Informational Text
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Kidney Experiment & Recording Sheet
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All About the Bladder Informational Text
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All About the Bladder Multiple Choice Questions
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
Comparing Plant & Animal Structures Lesson
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Teacher Directions Page to make your life easier
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The Skeletal System Informational Text
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The Skeletal System Multiple Choice Questions
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The Muscular System Informational Text
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The Muscular System Multiple Choice Questions
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The Musculoskeletal System Informational Text
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The Musculoskeletal System Graphic Organizer
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Fun Facts about the Musculoskeletal System Informational Text
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Reflection Questions
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Exit Slip: Students will answer the question to complete the exit slip.
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Mastery Checklist
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Answer Keys
*Designed specifically for Florida NGSS Standards and aligns to MANY other states!
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