This document outlines a lesson plan to teach 5th grade students about the major systems and functions of the human body over the course of a week. The class has 24 students from diverse racial backgrounds, and some have ADHD. Each day focuses on a different body system, using a variety of interactive activities like singing, video creation, games, drawings, and videos. Technology like YouTube, Movie Maker, iPads, PowerPoint, and podcasts will be used to engage the students. The objective is for students to comprehend the key functions and systems with 90% accuracy by the end of the week.

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The Human Body
By: Kateland Smith

2. Analyze the Learners
 Teaching the human body’s primary systems and
functions to a 5th grade classroom, 11 boys, 13 girls,
70% Caucasian, 25% African-American, and 5%
Hispanic. 4 students in the class have mild to
moderate ADHD.

3. Objective
 My students will comprehend the major functions
and systems of the human body after singing songs,
using movie maker, creating posters, interactive
computer games, drawing life size replicas, and
watching videos by the end of the week with 90%
accuracy.

4. Day By Day
 Day 1: To start out, students will learn what are organs? What
are their functions? Students will be introduced to the systems
of the body such as: Cardiovascular, Skeletal, Respiratory,
Digestive, and Nervous.
 Day 2: Students will learn the 1st major system of the body,
Skeletal. What are bones? What is their role?
 Day 3: Students will review the 2nd major system of the human
body, Cardiovascular. What are arteries and veins? What are
the significant organs?

5. Day By Day [cont.]
 Day 4: Students will identify the 3rd major system of the
body, Nervous. What is the brain’s primary function?
What is the spinal chord?
 Day 5: Students will learn the 4th and 5th major systems of
the body, Digestive and Respiratory. How long is the
large intestine? What is the function of the lungs?

6. Use of Technology
 YouTube: Sing songs and watch videos, such as “Hannah
Montana-Bone Dance”
 Windows Movie Maker: Students will be placed in groups of 3-4.
They will use YouTube videos as an inspiration and create their
own human body songs.
 iPad: Interactive games on websites, such as www.edheads.org
 PowerPoint: Students will research a specific disease dealing with
the human body in groups of 2 and create a presentation using
PowerPoint.

7. Use of Technology [cont.]
 Arts & Bots: Students will pick a specific organ of the
body and design a robot.
 Podcast: At the end of the week, students will create a
podcast describing what knowledge they have gained
about the human body.

8. Work Cited
 Taylor, T. (2012, October). In InnerBody: Human
Anatomy. Retrieved September 22, 2014
 Amsel, S. (n.d.). In Body Tissues and Body Systems.
Retrieved September 18, 2014
 (2008, March 4). In The Visible Body . Retrieved
September 21, 2014