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Description of Learners
This unit on Maintaining a Healthy Body has been developed to cover grade five outcomes from
the Life Science curriculum of Nova Scotia that will be used to teach grade five students, both
male and female, ages ten and eleven. At this stage in their lives, students would have had some
exposure to the body parts and organ functions. Their prior knowledge will be largely dependent
upon their own individual experiences. The knowledge that they have acquired this far will also
be dependent upon their individual learning abilities, as strong students will take more away
from their experiences than weaker ones.
To ensure that all learners are able to successfully meet the outcomes of this unit, attention will
be given to accommodate the different ability levels. There will be some learners whowill
require specific adaptations to the program delivery, there will be some learners who require
additional support, while others may require more challenging activities.
Context of Learning
This unit focuses on four outcomes under the Meeting Basic Needs and Maintaining a Healthy
Body unit found in the grade five science curriculum guide (see Appendix B). In order to achieve
the outcomes listed in the concept map, this unit will be employing a project based learning
approach so that student interest will be maintained throughout and they will be engaged in
activities which support their learning.
One of the major projects within the unit has been structured to allow the students to work in
small groups (the groups will be designed to cater to a variety of ability levels) and create a
model of their respective organ/system.
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The concept map (Appendix A) illustrates a number of adaptations that will be made to the unit
delivery for any student who requires additional support or requires more activities. The
culminating activity will permit flexibility and freedom for the students to decide which form of
media they wish to use when discussing their finds and revealing their model organ/system. This
will allow for a variety of learning styles to be employed.
Concept Map
The concept map reflects the sequence of the unit. We will start with activating of prior
knowledge by prompting students to discuss their experience with the vocabulary words and the
function of each organ. The unit flows through the various concepts by incorporating a number
of activities and websites that will underline the key ideas. A summative evaluation will require
students to demonstrate their understanding of the knowledge gained with regard to the
circulatory, digestive, excretory and respiration systems. The final culminating activity will
require students to form groups, choosing from the bodily systems we are studying, and present
their findings to the class using the media of their choice.
Appendix A
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Appendix B: Curriculum Outcomes
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The following outcomes have been selected to be covered for this project-based unit.
Propose questions and carry out procedures to investigate the factors affecting breathing
and heartbeat rate, and compile and display data from these investigations in a graph
(205-1, 206-2)
Select and use tools in building models of organs or body systems (205-2)
Describe nutritional and other requirements for maintain a healthy body and evaluate the
usefulness of different information sources in answering questions about health and diet
(206-4,302-9)
Describe the structure and function of the major organs of the digestive, excretory,
respiratory and circulatory systems (302-5)
Bibliography
Department of Education of Nova Scotia. (2008) Science Grade 5 Curriculum.
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Retrieved from:
http://www.ednet.ns.ca/pdfdocs/curriculum/Science5_web_secured.pdf
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