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All About The Skin You Are in
All About The Skin You Are in
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Date: Tuesday, March 22nd 2016
edTPA Indirect Instruction Lesson Plan Template
All About the Skin you are in
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Central Focus/Big Idea: Skin: the largest organ of the human body, and
how it protects the human body.
Subject of this lesson: Skin
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
NC Essential Standard(s):
3.L.1 Understand human body systems and how they are essential for life:
protection, movement and support.
3.l.1.2 explain why skin is necessary for protection and for the body to
remain healthy
3. L.1.2 Students know that the skin is the largest organ of the human body,
that it covers and protects the human body from external conditions and
forces. Students know that the skin contains nerve receptors that provide
information about external conditions.
Next Generation Science Standard(s):
Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced
3LS by the environment. (you can show this by explaining by evidence
2. what happens to your skin if youre exposed to the sun over a certain
time or when you sweat.)
21st Century Skills: Communication, collaboration, creativity and
innovation. The students are able to communicate with one another and
collaborate with others to determine how skin is the largest organ in the
body and how the skin it used for protecting the body. The students are also
able to think creatively by creating their own medical brochure all about skin.
Academic Language Demand
Language Function: In the table below highlight the one most
important language function for your lesson. Explain why you chose
this one.
Analyze
Argue
Categorize
Interpret
Predict
Question
Compare/contr
ast
Retell
Describe
Explain
Summariz
e
The Students will need to be able to describe different attributes about skin
in their brochure.
They will also be required to explain these attributes about skin and explain
why theyre important.
Scientific Vocabulary: Skin, Bones, Muscles, Support, Tissue, Organs,
Contract, Relax, Frame, Movement, internal, External, Nerves, and
Protect.
Instructional Objective:
Students will be able to identify the skin as the bodys largest organ.
http://www.ducksters.com/science/skin.php
http://coolshade.tamu.edu/games.htm
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/_bfs_SKINactivity.html
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?
p=335&np=152&id=1766
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/humanbody.html
about different diseases and medical information. In these brochures you are
required to have at least 5 facts from todays lesson, remember to be
creative. At the end you will have an opportunity to share with your
classmates.
http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/skin/facts.cfm
Explore: The students will explore basic facts behind skin by actively
listening during a PowerPoint presentation. The students will learn about two
main parts of the skin the epidermis and dermis. The epidermis layer is the
part of the skin that you can see. It is part of the immune system that
protects the body, and it makes new skin cells and gives skin its color; and
dermis second layer, thicker than the epidermis. It makes you sweat, grow
hair, make oil, and bring blood to the skin. It also contains nerve endings that
signal our sense of touch; During this time the students will be educated on
basic facts about skin health and the care of skin, hair, and nails.
Which layer of the skin can we see?
Which layer of the skin can we not see with a human eye?
What is SPF?
Why is SPF important?
Explanation: Students will see illustrations of the skin and learn about the
nerves, and glands within the skin. The students will also see images of the
layers of skin and how each label is broken down.
Ask the students: Why do we sweat? When do you sweat? What
happens to your skin when you get cold?
Explain to the students whats happening to the skin when we sweat, and
how sweat is meant to cool off our bodies.
Also explain to the students what happens to our bodies as we get cold.
Elaborate: The students will complete a brochure like they may find at a
doctors office about skin. The students will be aloud to either work in small
groups or work independently to complete their brochures. The brochures
should be folded in a trifold and should include at least 5 facts about the skin
that they have earned from todays lesson.
Doctors always have pamphlets about health in their office for you to look
at while you wait. You are to create a pamphlet about skin. It must be a
trifold pamphlet. Part one will tell us the benefits of the skin, and part 2 will
tell us about caring for your skin, and part 3 will explain what our life would
be without skin. You may include drawings or illustrations.
-After the students have shared their brochures they will now complete their
exit ticket on a sheet of notebook paper explaining how their skin compares
to a wrapper on a piece of candy.
-Ask the students questions on what they have learned today