I prepared these lessons for a tech integration class in which we explored various web 2.0 tools and how we could use them in our content classes. We had to create artifacts that would model the type of work we would expect from our students. I have used these during my practicum and student teaching for various lessons and my students loved it! They especially like my movie for the digital story on cell structure and function, as they recognized it as being filmed in their city. The other lessons include a treasure hunt about cells and a GoAnimate body systems review.
S7L2Students will describe the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Integrated with NST-S standards. a. Explain that cells take in nutrients in order to grow and divide and to make needed materials. b. Relate cell structures (cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria) to basic cell functions. c. Explain that cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into systems, and systems into organisms. d. Explain that tissues, organs, and organ systems serve the needs cells have for oxygen, food, and waste removal. e. Explain the purpose of the major organ systems in the human body (i.e., digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, control, and coordination, and for protection from disease).