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Course Title
Unit
A&P
45 minutes
Circulatory System
Section 2-2
Erickson
Standard
HS-LS4-2.
LSMat4: The complexity and organization of organisms accommodates the need for
obtaining, transforming, transporting, releasing and eliminating the matter and energy
used to sustain the organism.
Objective
SWBAT describe and map the structures of the
heart and blood vessels IOT understand how these
structures function in transporting blood and other
materials all around the body.
Essential Question
E: How does the pulmonary circulation loop differ from
the systemic circulation loop?
E: How can heart rate be determined? What does it signify
and why is it important to know?
Agenda/Time
5 Es
10 min
This took much
more time than 10
minutes. Students
had drawn and
labeled the heart the
night before for HW
but didnt remember
much. We went over
the different
structures and
reviewed material
from the day before
i.e. Aorta is an
artery, what arteries
do, why they have
the structure they
do.
20 min
This section also
took longer than
anticipated
Engage
(Quick
Start/
Review)
Explore
Lesson Agenda
Learning
Teacher will
Put up the Do Now which is asks
students to label the different parts
of the heart (review from the lesson
the day before).
Since this was also my second day
of teaching I asked students to fill
out a little information card asking
them about their person and their
lives (D.O.B., number of siblings,
personal theme song) so I could get
to know them a little better on a
personal level. This exercise was
really beneficial, but again it added
to the time taken in the start of
class. Im really happy I did it though
because it gave the kids a chance to
express themselves and shows them
that I really care about learning
about them.
Show a video outlining the pathway
of blood flow throughout the body.
Present guided notes on the two
circulation loops that occur within
the human body. The lesson will then
Activities
Students will
Label the different parts of the heart
as a review.
Students had a hard time at the
beginning of the class being able to
do this, but by the end of the Do Now,
most kids felt comfortable with the
hearts structure and the way it
works.
Explain
(Guided
Practice)
15 min
Extend/
Elaborate
min
Homework
Core
Vocabulary
Evaluate
(Assessment
/ Closure)
N/A
Powerpoint
Video
Notes/Lesson
Differentiation
Having students take notes from the powerpoint is another factor that slows the pace of the
class. For the next unit, Im going to print the notes with a few blanks, so the students have to
copy less, giving us more time to cover material and more time to answer questions.