1. Science: Cells to Body Systems
Grade 5
• Goal: My goal is to show students through a
Powerpoint presentation how cells work together
to form body systems.
• The text will be used as the main source with the
presentation being supplemental.
• Web sites used : www.harcourtschool.com and
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?trackid=12
.
• This incorporates ETS 10.6, 10.14, and 10.16

2. Cells
• Simple organisms
such as bacteria, are
single cell.
• Plants and animals are
made up of many
cells.
• Each kind of cell has a
particular function.

3. Cells: Size & Shape
• Size and Shape depend upon its function.
• Red blood cells are small and disc shaped
to fit through the smallest blood vessel.
• Muscle cells are long and thin. When they
contract they produce movement.
• Nerve cells which carry signals to the brain
are very long.

4. Functions of Cells
C e ll F u n c t io n
C e ll w o r k t o g e t h e r t o p e r fo r m b a s ic life p r o c e s s e s t h a t k e e p o r g a n is m s a liv e .
G e t t in g r id o f b o d y w a s t e s .
M a k in g n e w c e lls fo r g r o w t h a n d r e p a ir .
R e le a s in g e n e r g y fr o m fo o d .

5. Plant /Animal Cell Definitions
Nucleus: The organelle Cytoplasm: A jellylike Nucleus: The organelle Vacuoles: Organelles
that determines all of a substance that contains that determines all of that store food, waste,
plant’s cell activities many chemicals to keep the animal cells or water.
and prduces new cells. the cell functiong. activities and produces
new cells.
Chromosones: Chloroplasts: Chromosones: Mitochondria:
Threadlike structures Organelles that make Threadlike structures Organelles that release
that contain food for the plant cell. that contain information energy from food.
information about plant. about the animal.
Cell Membrane: A Vacuole: An organelle Cell Membrane: a
covering that hold the that stores food, water, covering that holds the
plant cell together and and waste. animal cell together
separates it from and separates it from its
surroundings. surroundings.
Cell Wall: A rigid layer Mitochondria: Cytoplasm: a jellylike
that supports and Organelles that release substance that contains
protects plant cells. energy from food. many chemicals to keep
the cell functioning.

6. Tissues, Organs, & Systems
• Cells that work together to perform a specific
function form a tissue.
• Just as cells that work together form a tissue,
tissues that work together form an organ.
• Organs that work together to perform a function
form a system. Example: circulatory system.
• Plant cells also form tissues, such as the bark of a
tree. And plant cells work together, forming
organs, such as roots and leaves.

7. The Circulatory System
T h e C i r c u l a to ry S y s te m
T h e C i r c u l a to ry S y s te m tra n s p o rts o x y g e n , n u tri e n ts a n d w a s te s th ro u g h th e b l o o d .
T h e l i q u i d p a rt o f th e b l o o d B l o o d l e a v e s th e h e a rt th ro u g h a rte ri e s . B l o o d a l s o c o n ta i n s p l a te l e ts ,
is c a l e d T h e s e l e a d to C a p i l a ri e s w h i c h a re s o s m a l th a t ti n y p i e c e s o f b l o o d c e l s i n s i d e m e m b ra n e s .
p la s m a . b l o o d c e l s m o v e th ro u g h th e m i n s i n g l e fi l e .

8. The Respiratory System
• Air enters the body through nasal passages is
filtered, then travels down the trachea.
• The trachea branches into two tubes called
bronchi, which lead to the lungs.
• At the end of the bronchi are tiny tubes called
aveoli, small air sacs.
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged in the
aveoli and the oxygen rich blood enters the body
through the pulmonary veins.

9. The Digestive System
• Digestion begins as you chew food.
• Glands in your mouth produce saliva to moisten
food.
• The food passes through the esophagus to the
stomach and moves to the small intestine.
• Nutrients diffuse through the villi, tiny projections
from the intestine, into the blood.

10. The Excretory System
• The function of the excretory system is to remove
wastes from the body.
• Cell wastes include carbon dioxide and ammonia.
• The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra make up
the excretory system.
• The body also removes wastes through sweating.
Sweat is a salty liquid that evaporates from the
skin.

11. Systems Working Together
The S kel e t a l S yst e m
B ones are or g ani z ed i n t o a skel e t o n w hi c h suppor t your body.
M uscl e s ar e at t a ched t o bones by t e ndons B ones ar e at t a ched t o each ot h er by l i g am ent s A hum an skel e t o n has 206 bones.
t o ugh bands of connect i v e t i s sue. B ands of connect i v e t i s sue t h at hol d t h e skel e t o n t o get h er. E ach hand has 26 bones.
The skul l has 23 bones.

12. The Muscular System
• Voluntary Muscles: move bones and hold
your skeleton upright.
• Smooth Muscles: contract slowly and
move substances through the organs they
surround.
• Cardiac Muscles: make up the walls of the
heart. Their function is to pump blood.

13. The Nervous System
• The nervous system connects all the tissues and
organs to your brain.
• It consists of two parts: The central nervous
system and peripheral nervous system.
• The central nervous system consists of brain and
spinal cord.
• The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory
organs, such as eyes, ears and body nerves.

14. Assignments
• Read Chapter 1, Unit A of Harcourt Science
Textbook and complete tasks related to the
reading.
• Go to www.harcourtschool.com and complete the
activities relating to cell biology.
• Go to
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?trackid=12
and complete activities relating to cell biology.

15. Assessment
• Assessment will be based upon:
• Successful completion of the assigned tasks
within the websites and;
• Successful completion of a cell, body
transport system, and body movement
systems created by the student using
Microsoft Paintbrush.