Lesson Plan

By Katelyn Collette and Katie Parker

Unit Topic or Theme: Cardio Vascular Grade: 7th ***************** Lesson Topic or Theme: The Digestive System Lesson Objectives: The students will e a le to identi!y the organs o! the digestive system" will e a le to correctly la el the #arts o! the digestive system" and de!ine each #arts !unction$s%& Instructional Technique(s): 'ecture" song" demonstration on how to use the interactive we site" and instruction o! how to com#lete the worksheets #rovided& Instructional Materials: ()t Takes *uts+ Song !rom www&sciTunes&com" ,ill in the lank worksheet !or song and lyrics" Digestive System 'a eling -orksheet" )nteractive -e site $htt#:..www&wsc&ma&edu.#ersonal#ages.draker.edcom.edcomhome&html% and then click on / Tri# Through the Digestive System%" 0rgan ,unctions -orksheet" 1iddle School 'i!e Science Te2t ook" Second 3dition y 4udy Ca#ra $Cha#ter 56% Theoretical Perspective : The Digestive System is an im#ortant #art o! the human ody& 3veryone has a digestive system and it is im#ortant to know how the organs work in your own ody and what they do !or us& This unit will teach the asic !undamentals o! anatomy that will hel# students7 !uture classes& Procedure: o Begin y #laying the ()t Takes *uts+ Song via www&sciTunes&com !or students& 8andout co#ies o! the ()t Takes *uts+ !ill in the lank worksheet to students and re#lay the song a cou#le times having the students !ill in the lanks as the song is eing #layed !or them& 9e2t" #ass out the answer worksheet o! the ()t Takes *uts+ song and sing the song together as a class stressing the !ill in the lank answers& This will also allow the students who may not have gotten all o! the correct answers to correct them& o 8and out the digestive system la eling worksheet $o! the ody% !or the students to !ill in using the lyrics !rom the song& -alk around and make sure the students are not having trou le with the worksheet& o 9e2t go to the com#uter la in your school and have students log on and go to the interactive we site $htt#:..www&wsc&ma&edu.#ersonal#ages.draker.edcom.edcomhome&html% and then click on / Tri# Through the Digestive System%& 8ave the students travel through the digestive system y answering the :uestions as they a##ear& )! students have trou le with any :uestions" they can re!er ack to the song or to their worksheets that they com#leted&

0nce the students have all success!ully traveled through the digestive system" return to the classroom and handout the 0rgan ,unctions -orksheet !or the students to com#lete !or homework&

daptations !or di!!erent learners: Partner u# students who have di!!iculties with the organs o! the digestive system with students who have a clear understanding& Provide the students who are having di!!iculties with e2tra worksheets and give them e2tra time to study using their te2t ook& o "ome#or$: Com#lete the organ !unctions worksheet using the student7s te2t ook $1iddle School 'i!e Science;Cha#ter 56%& o

%valuation: o The students will e a le to success!ully demonstrate their knowledge o! the digestive system y com#leting the worksheets in class" com#leting the tasks on the internet we site and y com#leting their homework& o Concerns or :uestions you have a out teaching this lesson< Students eing at di!!erent levels o! understanding& *oing through the material too :uickly !or students to !ully understand the material or s#ending too much time on the material and having students eing ored& Di!!iculty with the availa ility o! a com#uter !or each student to use during the lesson& Di!!iculty using the we site and.or di!!iculty with the we site itsel!&