5. Acquisition Lesson 5

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Lesson Essential Question:

How do vaccinations and the human immune system work together to protect us from pathogens?

What do students need to learn to be able to answer the Essential Question?

Teaching Strategies

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Acquisition Lesson:

1. What are the responsibilities of the skeletal system in the human body?2. How are muscles useful in motion and digestion?3. How do we use the nervous system to help maintain homeostasis?4. What influence does the circulatory system have on the human body?5. What events lead up to exhalation and inhalation?6. What events lead up to the release of solid waste products from the human body?7. How do we use the excretory system to remove waste products from our bodies?8. What are the essential components of the reproductive system?9. How does the immune system interact with the respiratory system, digestive system, circulatory system and skin to protect us pathogens? 10. How do vaccinations and the human immune system work together to protect us from pathogens?11. What are the most effective ways to combat viral diseases?12. How do bacteria impact humans?13. How do protists, fungi and animal parasites impact the human body?

Extending Thinking Lesson:

1. How do bones and muscles work together to provide locomotion for the human body? (comparing/contrasting)2. How does the circulatory system interact with the respiratory system to help maintain homeostasis? (comparing/contrasting)3. What is the relationship between meiosis and formation of eggs and sperm? (error analysis)4. How do we use the immune system to help maintain homeostasis? (constructing support)5. How does the presence of bacteria which are resistant to antibiotics illustrate the evolution of a species? (constructing support or deductive reasoning)6. How do the body systems work together to combat infectious agents? (comparing/contrasting or error analysis)