5th Grade Body Systems Unit Blueprint

Pacing Suggestions:
Day 1- Session 1: Getting Started and Exploring and Discovering (Pages 223 to 225)
Day 2- Session 2: Processing for Meaning (pages 225 to 227) Stop at Science and Literacy on page 227.
Day 3- Complete Session 2

See advanced preparation on page 222.

Teacher Resources:
Tips

How do the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to get oxygen to the cells?

How do cells throughout the body get oxygen needed for life?

6C(6-8)#2: For the body to use food for energy and building materials, the food must first be digested into molecules that are absorbed and transported to cells.

6C(6-8)#3: To burn food for the release of energy stored in it, oxygen must be supplied to the cells, and carbon dioxide removed . Lungs take in oxygen for the combustion of food and they eliminate the carbon dioxide. The urinary system disposes of dissolved waste molecules, the intestinal tract removes solid wastes, and the skin and lungs rid the body of heat energy. The circulatory system moves all these substances to or from cells where they are needed or produced, responding to changing demands.

NSES (5-8): The human organism has systems for digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, control and coordination, and for protection from disease.   The systems interact with one another.

Getting Started discussion can help to determine what the students do know and do not know about the body's need for oxygen (pages 223 and 224).

Processing for Meaning questions on page 227 where students are required use their data from the investigation to support their answers to the questions.

• Do students understand the concept of surface area and its importance in the body's systems?
• Do students have a general understanding of how nutrients and oxygen move from the small intestines and lungs into the blood?