Elementary Academics

1. Science: Cells to Body Systems
Grade 5
• Goal: My goal is to show students through a
Powerpoint presentation how cells work together
to form body systems.
• The text will be used as the main source with the
presentation being supplemental.
• Web sites used : www.harcourtschool.com and
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?trackid=12
.
• This incorporates ETS 10.6, 10.14, and 10.16

2. Cells
• Simple organisms
such as bacteria, are
single cell.
• Plants and animals are
made up of many
cells.
• Each kind of cell has a
particular function.

3. Cells: Size & Shape
• Size and Shape depend upon its function.
• Red blood cells are small and disc shaped
to fit through the smallest blood vessel.
• Muscle cells are long and thin. When they
contract they produce movement.
• Nerve cells which carry signals to the brain
are very long.

4. Functions of Cells
C e ll F u n c t io n
R e le a s in g e n e r g y fr o m fo o d .
M a k in g n e w c e lls fo r g r o w t h a n d r e p a ir .
G e t t in g r id o f b o d y w a s t e s .
C e ll w o r k t o g e t h e r t o p e r fo r m b a s ic life p r o c e s s e s t h a t k e e p o r g a n is m s a liv e .

5. Plant /Animal Cell Definitions
Nucleus: The organelle
that determines all of a
plant’s cell activities
and prduces new cells.
Cytoplasm: A jellylike
substance that contains
many chemicals to keep
the cell functiong.
Nucleus: The organelle
that determines all of
the animal cells
activities and produces
new cells.
Vacuoles: Organelles
that store food, waste,
or water.
Chromosones:
Threadlike structures
that contain
information about plant.
Chloroplasts:
Organelles that make
food for the plant cell.
Chromosones:
Threadlike structures
that contain information
about the animal.
Mitochondria:
Organelles that release
energy from food.
Cell Membrane: A
covering that hold the
plant cell together and
separates it from
surroundings.
Vacuole: An organelle
that stores food, water,
and waste.
Cell Membrane: a
covering that holds the
animal cell together
and separates it from its
surroundings.
Cell Wall: A rigid layer
that supports and
protects plant cells.
Mitochondria:
Organelles that release
energy from food.
Cytoplasm: a jellylike
substance that contains
many chemicals to keep
the cell functioning.

6. Tissues, Organs, & Systems
• Cells that work together to perform a specific
function form a tissue.
• Just as cells that work together form a tissue,
tissues that work together form an organ.
• Organs that work together to perform a function
form a system. Example: circulatory system.
• Plant cells also form tissues, such as the bark of a
tree. And plant cells work together, forming
organs, such as roots and leaves.

7. The Circulatory System
The C irculatory S ystem
The liquid part of the blood
is called
plasm a.
B lood leaves the heart through arteries.
These lead to C apillaries w hich are so sm all that
blood cells m ove through them in single file.
B lood also contains platelets,
tiny pieces of blood cells inside m em branes.
The C irculatory S ystem transports oxygen, nutrients and w astes through the blood.

8. The Respiratory System
• Air enters the body through nasal passages is
filtered, then travels down the trachea.
• The trachea branches into two tubes called
bronchi, which lead to the lungs.
• At the end of the bronchi are tiny tubes called
aveoli, small air sacs.
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged in the
aveoli and the oxygen rich blood enters the body
through the pulmonary veins.

9. The Digestive System
• Digestion begins as you chew food.
• Glands in your mouth produce saliva to moisten
food.
• The food passes through the esophagus to the
stomach and moves to the small intestine.
• Nutrients diffuse through the villi, tiny projections
from the intestine, into the blood.

10. The Excretory System
• The function of the excretory system is to remove
wastes from the body.
• Cell wastes include carbon dioxide and ammonia.
• The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra make up
the excretory system.
• The body also removes wastes through sweating.
Sweat is a salty liquid that evaporates from the
skin.

11. Systems Working Together
The SkeletalSystem
Muscles are attached to bones by tendons
tough bands ofconnective tissue.
Bones are attached to each otherby ligaments
Bands ofconnective tissue thathold the skeleton together.
A human skeleton has 206 bones.
Each hand has 26 bones.
The skullhas 23 bones.
Bones are organized into a skeleton which supportyourbody.

12. The Muscular System
• Voluntary Muscles: move bones and hold
your skeleton upright.
• Smooth Muscles: contract slowly and move
substances through the organs they
surround.
• Cardiac Muscles: make up the walls of the
heart. Their function is to pump blood.

13. The Nervous System
• The nervous system connects all the tissues and
organs to your brain.
• It consists of two parts: The central nervous
system and peripheral nervous system.
• The central nervous system consists of brain and
spinal cord.
• The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory
organs, such as eyes, ears and body nerves.

14. Assignments
• Read Chapter 1, Unit A of Harcourt Science
Textbook and complete tasks related to the
reading.
• Go to www.harcourtschool.com and complete the
activities relating to cell biology.
• Go to
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?trackid=12
and complete activities relating to cell biology.

15. Assessment
• Assessment will be based upon:
• Successful completion of the assigned tasks
within the websites and;
• Successful completion of a cell, body
transport system, and body movement
systems created by the student using
Microsoft Paintbrush.