The document outlines a 5-day lesson plan for a 5th grade classroom to teach the digestive, muscular, and skeletal systems to 24 students, with varying demographics. Over the 5 days, students will learn about organs and their functions, the skeletal system, digestive system, and muscular system. A variety of interactive activities using technology like blogs, videos, posters, and games will reinforce the concepts. Formative assessments include student creation of presentations, podcasts, and QR codes to demonstrate their understanding.

1. By: Kateland Smith

2.  Teaching three primary systems (Digestive, Muscular,
and Skeletal) and their 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.  My 5th grade students will comprehend the major
functions and systems of the human body after using
blogs, reviewing posters, KWL charts, videos, and QR
codes by the end of the day with 80% accuracy.

4.  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: Skeletal, Muscular, and
Digestive.
 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, Digestive. What is the function of our
digestive system? What are the significant organs?

5.  Day 4: Students will identify the 3rd major system of the
body, Muscular. What is our muscles primary function?
What are the three types of muscles? How do they work?
 Day 5: Students will review the three systems discussed:
Muscular, Skeletal, Digestive. Recap what are organs?
What are muscles? In what ways do our bones help
support the body?

6.  YouTube: Sing songs and watch videos, such as “Learn
the Bones”
 Windows Movie Maker: Students will be placed in groups
of 3-4. They will use WebQuests as an inspiration to
create their own presentation.
 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.  Voki: Students will use voki at he the beginning of class
for the daily bell ringer.
 Podcast: At the end of the week, students will create a
podcast describing what knowledge they have gained
about the human body.
 QR Code: Students will create a QR code to link a
website.
 WebQuest: Students will complete a WebQuest in small
groups of 3-4.
 Glogster/Poster: A poster will be displayed on the
SmartBoard for students to interact.

8.  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
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September 21, 2014