SCIENCE AND HEALTH V

25. Date: ____________

I. Objective:
Describes how urine is formed and eliminated from the body.
Values:

Keeping the urinary system healthy. Sanitation, Cleanliness, Attentiveness

II. Subject Matter:

People (How Urine is Formed and Eliminated)
A. Science Concept/Idea:
The waste materials in the body - excess water, fats, sugar, salts and urea are collected by the
blood.
The mixture of water and waste taken from the blood by the kidneys is called Urine.
B. Science Processes:
Observing and describing.
C. Materials:
Diagram of the Urinary System, Projector
References:
Science and Health V For Better Life Series p. 57
III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
a. Review
What are the structure and functions of the following parts:
a. Ureter
d. Bladder
b. Nephron
e. Urethra
c. Glomerulus
f. Kidney
b. Checking of Assignment
c. Motivation:
Have you ever wonder why you urinate and where these urine come from? Lets find out.
B. Presentation:
a. Show and study the picture of the Human Urinary Tract.
b. Trace the path of the urine through the diagram of the urinary system.
C. Concept Formation:
a. What collects waste materials like excess water, fats, sugar, salts and area?
b. What is urine?
c. How are body waste removed through the urinary system?
D. Application:
After drinking 2-3 glasses of water, what happens after an hour or two (2) hours?
Where will you go to dispose your urine?
Is it proper to urinate anywhere? Why?

 How can you keep your urinary system healthy?

IV. Evaluation:
Answer the following questions:
1. What path is taken by urine in the urinary system?
2. What are the waste materials in the body that are collected by the blood?
3. What is urination?
V. Assignment:
1. Ask your mother or a doctor or a nurse, why most children urinate more often on cold days than
on warm days?
2. Drink eight (8) glasses of water before-'' going to bed. Observe and count how many times you
urinated during the night.