Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


HS, Biology Std 5: Identify cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems as levels of organization in the biosphere. • Recognizing that cells differentiate to perform specific functions – ex – ciliated cells to produce movement, nerve cells to conduct electrical charges.

Lesson Plans: Travel Brochure of the Body Systems: Cooperative Learning activity in which students produce a travel brochure with a tour through each of 8 body systems. Design an Ecosystem: A simulation activity Students create a simple, imaginary ecosystem. They describe the interrelations between the species inhabiting the ecosystem and their physical environment. Then they imagine an alteration in their environment and project the impact that such a change would have on the organisms living in their ecosystem. Finally, they write an environmental impact statement suggesting ways to mitigate the effects of the change.

Resources: THE LIVING SKELETON - This series of x-ray images of the human skeleton is designed to be used with a computer projection system or for individualized computer-aided instruction. Identical images are posted in labeled and unlabeled format. Frog images and resources, including link to online dissection Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections Human organ systems resource with online matching activities PBS NOVA program resource with several good images - especially of diseased hearts - and animations Plant Cells and Tissues - Part 1 Plant Cells and Tissues - Part 2 Mammalian Differentiated Cell Types Part 1 Mammalian Differentiated Cell Types Part 2
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