Description
Teach students about the endocrine system, glands, and hormones through print and digital science text and graphic organizers. Students will learn essential vocabulary terms such as endocrine system, hormones, glands, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, how this human body system works, why it is important, and how it connects with other body systems.
Students will learn:
- Parts of the endocrine system; glands: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, hypothalamus, gonads and hormones
- Function of this human body system
- How it works
This lesson includes:
- Sneak Peek into the Classroom: Tips and tricks to use this activity in your classroom
- Google Slides Teacher Presentation
- Printable student fill-in notes
- Google Slides digital link
- Vocabulary sheet which includes the terms endocrine system, hormone, gland, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland
- Informative two-page science text detailing the parts, function, and how it works
- Glands; including pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, hypothalamus, gonads (testes and ovaries)
- Comprehension questions
- Student instruction sheet
- Graphic organizer worksheets – 2 sets that will connect the endocrine system to other body systems as well as scaffolded copies to help differentiate instruction (check out the preview to see)
- Answer key
How to use this lesson in your classroom:
- Introduction: The teacher presentation will help students build background knowledge as they learn what the endocrine system is, parts of the system, and how it works. Student fill in notes allow them to reference them throughout the unit.
- Small group or independent work: Read the science text together to learn about the endocrine system. Students can fill out the graphic organizer independently. They can consult the reading if they need help.
- Homework assignment
- Sub plans: Easy to print and leave with a substitute!
- Science center: Create a center during your human body unit to allow students to learn about the body systems quickly.
- Struggling learners: Visuals are included to help struggling learners better understand the parts and functioning.
Feedback from teachers:
- Great lesson on the endocrine system. My students really understood the information after this lesson.
- Very informative and great for middle school.
- My students used this as an extra resource when learning the human body. This was a great resource and very helpful for my students.
- This is a quality product supporting our unit on the endocrine system. The activities are engaging, and the information is accurate. I was extremely pleased with this supplement and would definitely recommend it.
- Loved the visuals, and the students really understood this system because of the doodles.
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