As we approach the end of this exciting unit on Body Systems, we really dove in deep this week as we tried to round out our knowledge of the different systems.
Having spent the last couple of weeks looking closely at the Skeletal and Muscular Systems, we had a couple of opportunities to put them to use this week as we resumed our morning Wake Up Shake Up dance in the classrooms.
Students also had the chance to feel how hard their hearts and Circulatory System works by learning how to check their pulse and heart rate. We put our body systems to the test on Wednesday as we went to the greenfield for a unit-themed P.E. lesson where they played tag and participated in a couple sprint races.
We also explored the Nervous System and tested their reflexes by trying to catch rulers dropped by a partner. Students could measure how long it took for their eyes to send a message to their brain, and then for their brain to make a decision and then send a signal to their hand to catch the ruler! This was a really fun experiment that they can also try at home!
Towards the end of the week, we began working on our final project for this unit. Each student chose a random organ from inside a mystery bag. Once they had the organ they had to draw a picture of it, figure out what organ it was and which body system(s) it was a part of, as well as the organ's function, and how we can take care of it. They also had to figure out where it went in our anatomy model, Ms. B (aka Ms. Body).
When finished their individual research, students had to find the other members of their body system group and start comparing the similarities, differences and connections between the organs in their group's body system and put together a presentation using GoogleSlides or Seesaw. They were also tasked with creating models of their body systems to use in their presentations! Stay tuned next week to see what incredible projects they create!
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