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A lesson plan for grade 7 Science

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In this Science Update, students explore how the brain is responsible for body image. Neurologist Henrik Ehrsson and his colleagues from University College in London contend that the posterior parietal cortex, which integrates sensory signals from all over the body, can be tricked into believing that one has lost or gained weight. This study might help researchers better understand anorexia and other body-image disorders. Science NetLinks provides a link to the audio file, a written transcript, and questions that engage students in discussion about how we perceive ourselves and how the brain is responsible for this. This activity also contains links to related lessons from Science NetLinks and Read-Write-Think.

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 4.02: 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 4.04: Evaluate how systems in the human body help regulate the internal environment.
    • Objective 4.05: Analyze how an imbalance in homeostasis may result from a disruption in any human system.
    • Objective 4.06: Describe growth and development of the human organism.
    • Objective 4.08: Explain how understanding human body systems can help make informed decisions regarding health.