Here is some additional information on the human body.

1. Human Body Organs and Functions

2. Benchmark: Identify the organs in the human body and describe
their functions, including the skin, brain, heart, lungs, stomach,
liver, intestines, pancreas, muscles and skeleton, reproductive
organs, kidneys, bladder, and sensory organs.
Essential Question:
What are the organs in the human body, and what are their functions?
Vocabulary:
organ, skin, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, intestines,
pancreas, muscles and skeleton, reproductive organs, kidneys,
bladder, and sensory organs.
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3. HEART:
Pumps blood to all
parts of the body.
STOMACH:
Breaks down food
you eat into smaller
pieces.
KIDNEYS:
Filters the blood and
takes waste from the
bloodstream.
BRAIN:
Control center of
the body.
LUNGS:
Takes oxygen out the
air and put it in the
bloodstream and
takes carbon dioxide
out the body
LIVER:
Makes bile to help your
stomach break down
food, store nutrients
your body needs, make
antibodies to help fight
disease.
Explicit Instruction (I Do )

4. Pumps and keeps blood flowing through the body
Heart

5. Brings oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide
Lungs

6. Crushes the food and then release stomach acid to
further break down food.
Stomach

7. Cleans the blood coming from the digestive organs
and changes food into forms that can stored. Bile
neutralizes stomach acid.
Liver

8. Releases chemicals that break down food into the
small intestines and it produces insulin that is used to
break down sugar.
Pancreas

9. Small Intestines - Breaks down food even more and
then it absorbs all the nutrients back into the blood.
Large Intestines – it absorbs water back into the
blood.
Intestines

10. Filters harmful things out of your blood, regulate the
amount of water in your body and then sends wastes
(urine) to bladder.
Kidney

11. Storage of urine until full and then you urinate.
Bladder

12. Control center of the body that carries information
back and forth between brain and organs.
Brain

13. Sensory Organs

14.  Supports the body and gives it
shape
 Protects your internal organs
 Helps you move
 Makes blood cells
Bones

15.  Moves your body parts
 Moves food through our digestive system
 Pumps blood through your circulatory system
 Makes you breathe
Muscles

16. Identify the major organs
in the human body and explain function.

17. Cameron was completing a
project on what type of
sponge can absorb the most
water. What part of the
body is similar to his
investigation?
Differentiate between the Major Organs of the Human Body (You Do)
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I am similar to a computer
main frame that controls all
the systems in a building.
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Aniya noticed a tingling in
her legs. Her mom took her
to the doctor and he stated
she did not have enough
oxygen in her blood. What
organ needs repair ? Explain
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A water pump makes sure
water is flowing throughout
your house. What organ is
similar to a water pump?
Explain
I am similar to a blender.
Who am I ? Explain:
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Shakeatha was investigating
dialysis machines. It is a
machine used to filter waste
out your blood. When would
a person need to be on
dialysis?
A recycling factory breaks
down materials, stores the
new material and has
security to protect the
factory. What organ is
similar to a recycling
factory? Explain
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The roots of a plant anchors
the plant but it also absorbs
nutrients and send it to the
rest of the plant for use.
What organ is similar to the
roots? Explain
Police officers wear special
equipment to protect them
in dangerous situations.
What organ is similar to the
gear police officers wear?
Explain

18. Online Resources
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz
/humanbody.html
All Systems Go!
http://sciencenetlinks.co
m/esheets/all-systems-
go/
Circulatory System
Digestive System
The Human Body: 14 StudyJams!
Interactive Science Activities
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activity/hu
man-body-14-studyjams-interactive-science-
activities