Telluride Elementary / Intermediate Integrated Curriculum Map

Human Body

Timeline Unit/ Month/ Objective	Essential Questions	LA Expectation/ Standard	Science Standards	Project/ Activity	Resources Primary (P) Secondary (S)	Assessment R= Rubric D= Differentiated EX= Exemplar available
Human Body/ January (4 weeks) To learn about the nervous, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive system Puberty/April (2 days)	What are the functions of each system? What are the major organs of each system? How do these systems depend on each other? Why is personal health and hygiene important? How will puberty affect me? What changes can I expect in my developing body?	1.a. Comprehension strategies for fiction and nonfiction 1.b. Summarize text passages [informational text] 1.c. Main idea/detail [fiction & nonfiction] 1.d. Infer using clues 2.b. Fully develop ideas in writing with thorough support 2.c. Organize writing [intro and conclusion] 2.i. Create readable documents 2.j. Communicate effectively [evaluate] 2.l. Use content vocab. accurately 3.b. Use standard English 3.f. Paragraphs [indent, one focused idea] 3.g. Spelling 3.i. Write legibly in manuscript/cursive. 4.c. Distinguish between fact/opinion 4.d. Make predictions, draw conclusions from fiction text. 6g. Respond to literature	1.c. Plans and conducts a variety of simple investigations 1.d. Appropriate tools to gather data 2g Understand that matter is made up of parts that are too small to be seen. 3f Each plant or animal has diff. structures that serve diff. functions in growth survival and reproduction. 3i Describing the basic structure and function of human body systems 3j Understand basic nutrition requirements for humans. 5c Understand the use of models to represent events and objects.	Denver Museum of Nature and Science Labs: ü Heart Dissection ü Developmental Changes ü Tobacco Education ü Nervous System/Brain Hands-on activity centers Jump Rope Bubble Blowing Life-size representation of human body Respiratory System Experiments: Take a deep breath How do you lungs work? Dr. Homer and Christine Tschinkel: Question and Answer and puberty video I-Comic (diagram of one body part labeled and quotes giving information to accompany diagram) Puzzles (silent races) Triage (vocabulary activity)	Human Body Info. Packets: ü Note taking ü Scientific observations Titles of Resources: informational packets created by teacher using the following resources (included in appendix) Human Body, Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body in the Classroom, Easy Make and Learn Projects Human Body, Scholastic Body Systems and Organs, Step-by-Step Science Series, Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. The Human Body ScienceWorks for Kids Series, Evan-Moor Bill Nye video – Human Body	Human Body Packet Comprehension Questions I-Comic Diagrams End of Unit Assessment Unit Vocabulary: Respiratory System Circulatory System Nervous System Endocrine System Excretory System Digestive System Lungs Heart Brain Glands Alveoli Inhale Blood Cerebellum Artery Medulla Veins Carbon Dioxide Heart Hormones Diaphragm Neurons Exhale Impulse Cerebrum Pharynx Bronchial Tube Epiglottis Trachea Right and Left Ventricle Right and Left Atrium Aorta Vena Cava Pulmonary artery and veins Valve