Life Science · Cells & Organization
Human Body Systems: Cells to Organ Systems
Use organization models and prepared data to explain how cells form tissues and organs and how human body subsystems interact.
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55 min~10 min prep6 materialsNGSS Middle School (Grades 6–8) Alignment · MS-LS1-3
Lesson Plan
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Explain the hierarchy from cells to tissues to organs to organ systems.
- Use evidence to argue that body subsystems interact to support normal body functions.
Key science ideas
- In multicellular organisms, cells work together in groups called tissues.
- Tissues work together to form organs specialized for particular body functions.
- Organs and tissues participate in interacting body subsystems.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 6
- 55 min
- ~10 min prep
- MS-LS1-3
- 6 materials
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- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary