| Weaving
Technology
into Thematic Units |
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| THEME:
Human Body
TEACHER: Terry Morgan SCHOOL: Florosa Elementary GRADE LEVEL: Third |
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| LEARNER OUTCOMES: | |
*art materials *stethoscope |
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| MEDIA SELECTIONS: | |
The Nature Company Discoveries - The Human Body Your Body: Blood and Lungs - Dr. Gwynne Veyers Your body: Muscles and Movement - Dr.Gwynne Veyers Your Brain and Nervous System - True Life Books Blood and Guts - Linda Allison Discovering Ourselves - David Lake Publishers Science Topics The Amazing Human Body Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Science Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body Bill Nye The Science Guy Human Body Titles Eyewitness Skeleton Body Battles - Rita Golden Gelman The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body-Joanna Cole My body and How It Works - Q.L. Pearce Cells and Tissues - A New True Book Your Skin Holds You In - Helen Doss The bones and Skeleton book - Steven Cumbaa A Drop of Blood - Paul Showers Who Invented Running? - Level 3-5: American Heart Assoc. |
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| ALLOCATION
OF TIME: 3
to 6 weeks
THE UNIT: |
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| In order for
students to use multimedia learning activity stations, they must first
receive instruction on the use of the equipment. After that initial
instruction, students will work through the stations to complete research
on the human body.
Whole Group
Small Group
Whole Group
Blood-Typing: The Match Game Experiment (from Mailbox Magazine Dec/Jan 1994-1995 to find out which blood matches are safe and unsafe. Panel visit from health representatives - American Heart Association, Red Cross (blood drive), physician, P.E. Coach or fitness expert Windows on Science Laserdisc activities related to the human body that are not part of the unit Exploring Joints Activities Make Inside Out T-shirts - trace inside of body with permanent marker on a plain white T-shirt and color in the various organs with crayons. Plant vegetables in the school garden. See culminating activities for expansion of this project. |
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| STATIONS: 30 minutes |
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1.....GeoSafari - Match body parts on a human body outline with the
correct word labels. Complete corresponding worksheet.
Materials: GeoSafari machine, GeoSafari Science -Identifying Bones of the Human Body, power source, activity cards #5, 6, 7 station sign. Station 2.....TV/VCR
- Watch the Heartpower Game Show video and the Eyewitness Skeleton video.
Take notes while viewing the videos.
Station 3.....Computer
- Students will view the Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Science
CDRom to explore different organs in the human body. Students will
record their findings and organ facts in their science log book.
Station 4.....Computer
- Students use Our amazing Human body CD Rom to research their
assigned body organ, and find other information about the human body.
Station 5.....TLA/Computer/Writing
- Type and print a letter to the Human body Corporation defending your
group's organ (position) in the company. Letters will need to contain
specific items in their letters (location of organ, size, function, other
systems/organs they work with, and why you are important and should not
be fired.
Station 6.....Listening
Station - Listen to "An Interview With a heart" and then complete a
worksheet based on the content of the interview.
Station 7.....Persuasive
Speech/Television Commercial - Students imagine themselves as a TV
personality. Students write a one minute speech giving a quick tip
that a person could follow to help keep the body healthy. The speech
should then give persuasive reasons why this tip will help the body.
TV speeches will be presented aloud to the class.
Station 8.....Overhead
Projector - Use the overhead projector and dry erase markers on the
white board to complete the Human Word Game (American Heart Association)
transparency.
Station 9.....Fingerprint
Patterns and Print Uses/Writing - Students read the "Skin as More"
sheet then follows sheet directions to make a print of their finger, heel,
and toe. Students will compare and contrast the prints from their
finger and feet. Including print uses (gripping, touching, movement,
etc.).
Station 10....Art -Students
choose the art medium of their choice to illustrate the organ, system,
cell etc. that they will discuss aloud with the class.
Station 11...Computer/Writing/Publishing
- Students work cooperatively to write an Acrostic Poem about
the Organ or System that they have researched. Students will type,
include a picture, and print their completed Acrostic Poem.
Station 12....Newspaper/Body
Model - Students will find and cut out a head-to-toe picture of people
in a newspaper. They will paste the picture to a sheet of colored
paper. Students then label major bones of each person's
Station 13....Reading
from Trade Books for Information - Students read, explore, and discuss
in cooperative groups the information found in the Who Invented Running
book.
Station 14: Computer
Research/Internet - Students use the address (http://www.amhrt.org)
to research the effects of diet on clogged arteries, what causes this condition,
what foods can contribute to clogged arteries, and what food elements can
help it. Students complete the corresponding worksheet
Station 15....Skin as
a Temperature Guide - Students make "test papers" with a cornstarch
solution and manila paper to use during an experiment meant to locate students'
sweat glands (in their palms). Students will read information about
glands, paint their palm with iodine, exercise to increase heart rate,
and finish by pressing the test paper on their palms. Students will
write one descriptive paragraph to explain what was observed and what happened
to their test paper.
Station 16....Does Exercise
Effect Your Heart rate? - Students rest for 2 minutes then use a stethoscope
to count the number of heartbeats heard in one minute. Students exercise
for two minutes, then count the heartbeats they hear for one minute.
Students record their results in their science log. Students write
a paragraph comparing the heart rate before and after exercise.
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