Goals:
- to analyze the impact of human activities and technological innovations on human health;
- investigate the structure and function of the major organs of various human body systems;
- demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of human body systems and interactions within and between systems.
Key Vocabulary:
human health, harmful effects, beneficial, skeletal system, digestive system, nervous system, circulatory system, structure, organs, nutrients, respiration, diseases
The student can:
- understand the social and environmental factors on human health
- evaluate the effects of technology on human body systems
- investigate changes in body systems
- design and build models of organs and systems
- identify/draw major systems in the body
- identify common diseases and the organs that they affect