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Skin as an organ

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A lesson plan for grade 7 Science

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In this Science NetLinks lesson, students examine the science behind skin. Students will examine the skin and how it functions as an organ and as part of a larger body system. In order to do this lesson, students should be aware of other organ systems and have knowledge about the anatomy of the human skin. The activity begins with a game that challenges students to list as many parts of the body as they can in two minutes. Then students use an electronic worksheet and navigate and read through multiple web resources on the body’s systems. Finally, by taking a closer look at the anatomy and function of body systems, students will further their general knowledge of how systems work together to keep the body functioning. Science NetLinks provides student handouts, teacher resources, and discussion questions to assess the degree to which learning goals were met. This lesson plan also recommends extension activities and provides links to the BBC Interactive Body website and the Goose Holler Middle School’s site, “How much skin does a person have?”

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 7

  • Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
    • Objective 1.01: Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
    • Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
      • Explain observations.
      • Make inferences and predictions.
      • Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
    • Objective 1.08: Use oral and written language to:
      • Communicate findings.
      • Defend conclusions of scientific investigations.
    • Objective 1.09: Use technologies and information systems to:
      • Research.
      • Gather and analyze data.
      • Visualize data.
      • Disseminate findings to others.
    • Objective 1.10: Analyze and evaluate information from a scientifically literate viewpoint by reading, hearing, and/or viewing:
      • Scientific text.
      • Articles.
      • Events in the popular press.
  • Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the complementary nature of the human body system.
    • Objective 4.01: Analyze how human body systems interact to provide for the needs of the human organism:
      • Musculoskeletal.
      • Cardiovascular.
      • Endocrine and Nervous.
      • Digestive and Circulatory.
      • Excretory.
      • Reproductive.
      • Respiratory.
      • Immune.
      • Nervous system.
    • Objective 4.02: Describe how systems within the human body are defined by the functions it performs.
    • Objective 4.03: Explain how the structure of an organ is adapted to perform specific functions within one or more systems.
      • Liver.
      • Heart.
      • Lung. Brain.
      • Stomach.
      • Kidney.
    • Objective 4.06: Describe growth and development of the human organism.
    • Objective 4.07: Explain the effects of environmental influences on human embryo development and human health including:
      • Smoking.
      • Alcohol.
      • Drugs.
      • Diet.
    • Objective 4.08: Explain how understanding human body systems can help make informed decisions regarding health.