- Description
Anatomy & Physiology
Grades 5-8
Middle School Level
Length: One 17 Week Long Semester
Includes: Access to class via Google Classroom, 5 assignments each week (85 total assignments each semester), access to graded assessments via Quizizz, vocabulary practice on Quizlet, online textbook resources, and science spiral template.
Description of Class: Anatomy and Physiology is a course that will enable students to develop an understanding of the relationships between the structures and functions of the human body. Students will also learn the mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within the human body. This course will involve laboratory activities, projects, dissections, textbook material, models, diagrams,journal writings, and clinical studies.
Class Approach: Slideshows and activities will emphasize topics related to human anatomy and physiology inside a Google Classroom.
Students will read journals/medical articles, participate in group discussion questions, complete labs/lab reports, and complete diagrams of body systems.
Goals:
Upon successful completion of Anatomy and Physiology students will be able to-
1. Use appropriate terminology to discuss anatomy and physiology.
2. Identify anatomical structures and describe the complex interrelationships between
structure and function.
3. Explain how body systems work together to maintain homeostasis.
4. Propose evidence-based hypotheses to explain physiological responses or the functions of
anatomical structures.
Textbook: Various resources will be used in the class, but all chapters will be provided via pdf from Cengage, CK-12, Holt and Glencoe resources.
Additional Supplies/Resources Needed:
Color pencils, tape, pens, notecards, 1 spiral notebook (90 pages or larger), scissors, tape, construction paper, play-doh or clay for 3d system models, dissection tools, latex gloves, dissection tray, dissection specimens (cow eye, cow heart, and sheep brain).
Requirements: The student will need access to a computer and wifi, upload images of work, upload video responses , and complete assignments in GC. Students should have completed Middle School Life Science before registering or take the same year. This class can be used as an elective or core science class.
Weekly Homework: Students will have 5-6 min assignments each week. In addition to weekly assignments, labs and online interactives are part of the curriculum.
Anticipated Course Topics:
Introduction to Anatomy
Chemical levels of organization
Structure and function
Tissue level of organization
Integumentary system
Skeletal system
Muscular system
Nervous system
Cardiovascular system: Blood
Cardiovascular system: Heart
Respiratory system
Digestive system
At this age students thrive using step-by-step fun labs, crafts, with lots of artistic science sketching opportunities. Students will create their own anatomy spiral resource during the course filled with short notes, diagrams, lots of science sketches of body systems, and fun labs.
Self Paced Course
This option is best for students who want to work at their own pace without strict assignment deadlines. With this learning model, students will have a full year to complete the course. Students can work independently in Google Classroom, with parent check ins each week or the parent can use the material to teach the student from home.