Human Body Organ Systems Reading Article and Worksheet WEIRD BODY FACTS
Flying Colors Science
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Grade Levels
7th - 9th
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Standards
NGSSMS-LS1-7
NGSSMS-LS1-3
NGSSHS-LS1-2
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- Google Apps™
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4 pages
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Now THIS gets kids' attention! The "hook" is a weird or gross fact about the human body - but the lesson is so much more! Students READ an engaging article about 10 weird human body facts then ANSWER QUESTIONS on a corresponding worksheet. Great as a science sun plan!!
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For each of the 10 weird facts about the human body, students also learn a little more about a body process or system.
For example, students will learn that:
- A person makes 6250 gallons of spit in their lifetime, but also more about chemical versus mechanical digestion.
- Elderly people have bigger noses and ears, but also about the 4 types of tissues in the body (epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous).
- A human stomach can dissolve metal, but also the purpose of acid in the stomach.
- Babies appear to lose bones as they grow, but also more about ossification (one development) and the difference between cartilage and bone.
There's 10 total sections with a weird fact and a quick human body lesson!
This lesson is PERFECT AS HUMAN BODY SUB PLAN because:
- The "top 10" format is engaging for kids and sparks curiosity.
- NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE is required - all the information kids need is included in the text. This lesson can be assigned at any point in your curriculum.
- A clear answer key is included, making it easy for a sub to review even if they don't have subject knowledge.
- The article supports literacy, reading comprehension, and vocabulary acquisition.
- The lesson supports NGSS science standards.
- No copies are needed! A digital Google Slides version is provided for all lessons.
- Using the paper version? Spend less time at the copier! Each article is separate from the student worksheets, so you only need to make one class set of the readings. The readings can be reused class-class.
Teacher Notes:
- This resource is best suited for upper middle school or an introductory high school course.
- NGSS Standard MS-LS1-3
- Includes answer key.
- This resource is NOT editable.
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4 pages
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NGSSMS-LS1-7
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism. Emphasis is on describing that molecules are broken apart and put back together and that in this process, energy is released. Assessment does not include details of the chemical reactions for photosynthesis or respiration.
NGSSMS-LS1-3
Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. Emphasis is on the conceptual understanding that cells form tissues and tissues form organs specialized for particular body functions. Examples could include the interaction of subsystems within a system and the normal functioning of those systems. Assessment does not include the mechanism of one body system independent of others. Assessment is limited to the circulatory, excretory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, and nervous systems.
NGSSHS-LS1-2
Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms. Emphasis is on functions at the organism system level such as nutrient uptake, water delivery, and organism movement in response to neural stimuli. An example of an interacting system could be an artery depending on the proper function of elastic tissue and smooth muscle to regulate and deliver the proper amount of blood within the circulatory system. Assessment does not include interactions and functions at the molecular or chemical reaction level.
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