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CHAPTER9THEHUMANBODY
Content

Lessonobjectives

Thesenseorgans
Organsandsystems
Theskeletalsystem
Themuscularsystem
Thedigestivesystem
Thebreathingsystem
Thecirculatorysystem
Theexcretorysystem
Thereproductivesystem
Thenervoussystem
Studentsshouldbeableto:
identifythedifferentorgansandnametheorgansystems
listthesenseorgansanddescribetheirfunctions
identifythemainorgansystemsanddescribetheirfunctions
Methodology

Teachingthelesson

Assessment

StartthelessonwiththeMindOpeneronpage56askingthemtonameasmanypartsas
theycan.Askthemhowthesepartsareusefultothem.
Askthemwhatdifficultiestheywouldfacewithouttheirsenseorgans.Letstudentsdiscuss
thisinclass.Tellthemthatthereareseveralpeoplewhocannotseeorhearorspeakand
theyshouldbekindandconsideratetowardsthem.
Explaintostudentsabouttheimportanceofsenseorgansandtalkabouttheirfunctions.
Forexample,oureyesnotonlyseeobjects,butalsotellusthecoloursandthedistance
betweenusandanobject.
Makestudentsfillintheblanksgivenonpg.57.
Letstudentspressdifferentpartsoftheirbodiestofeeltheirbones.Askthemwhatwould
havehappenediftheyhadnobonesintheirbodies.
Explainhowbonesformtheframeworkofthebodyandthemuscleswithboneshelpusto
moveandliftthings.
Tellthemthatmuscleshelpthebonestomove.
Askthemwhathappenstothefoodaftertheyeatit.Followthisbyexplainingthe
functionsofthedigestivesystem.
Getthemtoputtheirhandonthechestandfeeltheheartpumpingblood.Inapictureor
amodeloftheheart,showthemthebloodvesselsthatcarryblood.Alsogetthemtotake
deepbreathsandfeelthechestmovingupanddowntoshowthatwetakeinairintoour
lungs.
Talktothemaboutbrainandhowitcontrolseverythingtheydo.
Explainhowthechildrenlookliketheirparentsandwheredotheycomefrom?
DiscusstheFAquestionsinthelessontoassessifthechildrenhaveimbibedtheobjectives
ofthechapter.Askquestionsofthefollowingtypewhileteachingthechapter:
i. Ifyoursenseorgansdon'tworkyouwon'tbeabletobreathetrueorfalse?
ii. Whichsystemhelpsyoutogetenergyfromthefoodyoueat?
iii. Whatdoesbloodtakearoundthebody?

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NextletthechildrenworkontheexercisesforFAandSAinthebook.
DiscusstheHOTSquestionsinclasstostimulatestudentstothinkandapplytheir
knowledge.
Afterthelesson

Additionalactivities

Getthemtodotheactivitygivenonpage64andletthemlistentotheheartbeatsof
theirfriendsintheclass.Letthemrecordtheheartbeatsof3oftheirfriends.
MakestudentsreadtheLifeSkills(page65).Discusstheimportanceofexercise.Make
themdotheaasanasuggestedinthebook.
Dividestudentsinto'researchgroups'.Leteachgroupfindoutmoreaboutaparticular
system.
Makeanoutlineofahumanbody.Givethestudentscutoutsofdifferentorgansofthe
body.Letthempastethepartsinthecorrectplacesinsidetheoutlineofthebody.This
canbedoneforindividualsystemsaswell.
CDactivities
Exerciseandheartbeat:
Investigatingtheeffectofvariousexercisesonheartbeat/pulserate.
Understandingthattheheartpumpsbloodcarryingoxygentoallpartsofthebody.
Understandingthatmusclesneedoxygentoworkwell.
Thesecondpartoftheactivityinvestigatesthepulserateduringdifferentexercisesand
differentlengthsoftime.

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