Lesson Plan for Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Nervous System Objectives: Students will be able to identify the

general purpose of the ner ous syste!" Students will be able to e#plain how organ syste!s $digesti e, circulatory, respiratory, s%eletal, !uscular, ner ous, and e#cretory& wor% together to perfor! acti ities" I Can Statements: ' can identify the general purpose of the ner ous syste!" ' can e#plain how the organ syste!s wor% together to do certain (obs" Anticipatory Set: The students will listen to the )er ous Syste! Song" Direct Instruction: ' will wor% with the students to fill in the ner ous syste! flow chart" The students will get out their Lap*oo%s and highlight the !ain function of the ner ous syste!" This will co!plete their Lap*oo% resource for the unit" The students will then write the !ain function o the ner ous syste! in their own words on the organ syste! chart" )e#t, the students will get out their flow chart to be filled in" The students will discuss with their high fi e partners on the floor how each organ syste! wor%s hand in hand with the ner ous syste!" +e will go through each organ syste! indi idually and fill in the infor!ation as a class" The students will do an acti ity that will show reaction ti!e and how the brain acco!!odates different tas%s" The students will wor% with their partner to drop a ruler for their partner to pinch to a stop" The students will do , trials and will be able to co!e to a conclusion on the gi en results" The tas% should show that their reaction ti!e gets faster and faster as your brain recogni-es what tas% needs to be acco!plished"

Checking Un erstan ing: The students will discuss with their high fi e partners their thoughts and ideas on how the ner ous syste! wor%s with the other organ syste!s" ' will ha e the students share their thoughts and ideas and bring it into one solid answer to fill into the flow chart" The students will record and share their findings for the reaction ti!e acti ity" !ui e "ractice: The students will continue to discuss each indi idual connection of the organ syste! with their partner and co!ing up with a detailed description on how the organ syste!s wor% together" They will understand that the brain is a !ain organ. The students will wor% with their partner to wor% through the reaction ti!e acti ity" C#osure: The students will listen to the )er ous Syste! Song to finish the class as a /uic% re iew" $ateria#s: )er ous Syste! Song )er ous Syste! 0low 1hart Pencil Science Lap*oo% Se#%&'e%#ection()va#uation: The students will share their thoughts and ideas on how the organ syste!s wor% together as well as the conclusions they ca!e across wor%ing on the reaction ti!e acti ity"