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The LEGO Building Blocks of Life: Cells and Systems - Coggle Diagram
The LEGO Building Blocks of Life:
Cells and Systems
Unit goal:
There are many factors that affect body systems including exercise, nutrition, anxiety, and substance use.
Essential question:
What does science say is the most important thing to do to stay healthy?
Big idea:
Media literacy is essential to discern reliable sources of information from unreliable sources—including primary, secondary, and anecdotal
Big idea:
The scientific method uses experimentation to test hypotheses, which should be falsifiable.
Big idea:
Body functions change in response to stress and anxiety but return to homeostasis
Activities:
Head - Concept web, media analysis, dramatization; Hands - Laboratory activity, debate
Key concepts:
Homeostasis, scientific literacy, scientific method, hypotheses, health, numeracy, systems, experimentation :
Unit goal:
There are competing messages between the Bible and society regarding the nature of our bodies.
Essential question:
How might we work through the competing messages about the body present in the Bible and our culture?
Big idea:
Blood and organ donations save lives and require consent
Big idea:
Body positivity does not challenge the societal idea that an individual’s worth is based off their appearance
Big idea:
God created everyone perfectly, and in his image
Activities:
Hands - passing a problem; Heart - issues/value continuum, graffiti
Key concepts:
Consent, autonomy, self-worth, self-esteem, worldview
Unit goal:
An individual’s ability to live healthily is impacted by their socioeconomic status and access to resources.
Essential question:
Does wealth equal health?
Big idea:
Socioeconomic status is intersectional—it is constructed from income, wealth, education, power, and social capital.
Big idea:
Socioeconomic status affects many health factors including but not limited to nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and substance use.
Big idea:
Access to health resources can be impacted by political, economic, and social factors including discrimination.
Activities:
Heart - Role play, discussion circle, graffiti
Key concepts:
Socioeconomic status, health, intersectionality, discrimination, wealth
Unit goal:
Students will be able to discover order in cells, which are the fundamental unit of life, and think about what it means to be an image-reflector using their bodies.
Essential question:
Can cells show us how to live in community?
Big idea:
Structure is directly related to function in cells and the systems they make up.
Big idea:
There are specialized cells within organ systems that carry out specific functions to keep an organism alive.
Big idea:
Just like there are many parts but one body, every person has a role to play in their community
Activities:
Head - Graffiti, jigsaw, simulation; Hands - discussion circle
Key concepts:
Cells, tissues, organs, community, life, purpose