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Science — Grade 7

Goal 4, Objective 4.01

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.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Anatomy of the heart
Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science)
By Daniel Isenberg and Sharon Mcdonald.
Bones and muscles
In this lesson for grade seven, students draw bones inside an outline of a human body, and then conduct experiments exploring how muscles work.
Format: (grade 7 Science)
By John Boyd.

Lesson plans on the web

Bear bones
This Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how hibernating bears avoid bone loss and why this may be relevant to human osteoporosis. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Big heads
In this Science Update from Science NetLinks, students hear about the role brain size plays in intelligence. If somebody is really smart, other people might say: “She's got a really big brain.” But when it comes to brains, does size really matter? (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Body temperature
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how our bodies constantly generate heat because of our metabolism. We have to constantly lose heat to maintain our normal temperature. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Bottled model lungs
Students will learn about the respiratory system by comparing and contrasting models, building their own models, and giving one another feedback. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
The busy brain
The purpose of this lesson is to understand how the brain receives and sends signals to the body. This lesson focuses more on answering questions and helping students realize the “job” of the brain and the nervous system in regard to the body as a whole. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Cold sensors
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, University of Florida neuroscientist Jiango Gu explains how he and his colleagues are looking for sensory molecules, called receptors, that can sense cold. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Coping with changes
The purpose of this lesson is to understand how the nervous system allows us to learn, remember, and cope with changes in the environment. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 9–12 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fever chill
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear Dr. Matthew Kluger, of the Medical College of Georgia, explain why fevers give people the chills. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Gum and heart disease
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how scientists have found two kinds of oral bacteria in human artery plaque, a sticky substance that clogs blood vessels. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
How fast are you?
Students engage in two online reaction time tests, tracking their progress and taking note of any strategies that help them improve their performance. This lesson encourages students to think about their learning and illustrates that skills, when practiced, can become automatic. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Infancy and early childhood
This Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a two-part series aimed at introducing students to the different stages of physical growth and development in human beings, helps students become better aware of all the natural physical stages of growth children experience. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
LIFE: From diversity to DNA
A collection of four units for seventh and eighth grade science covering human body systems, genetics, cells, and microbes and disease. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
Provider: Kenan Fellows for Curriculum and Leadership Development
Skin as an organ
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students examine the skin and how it functions as an organ and as part of a larger body system. In order to complete this lesson, students should be aware of other organ systems and have knowledge about the anatomy of the human skin. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Skin care: Acne
In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students are asked to think about what they already know about how the body changes as people age. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Young blood
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how young blood can help old muscles heal faster. An experiment found that blood from younger mice stimulated stem cells in the muscles and livers of older mice. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade )
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science