Lesson Plan of Introduction of Human Body (Brain)
General Science Grade IV
Students’ Learning Outcomes
· Identify major parts (Brain) of human body.
· State functions of major parts (Brain) of the body.
Information for Teachers
· Brain receives information from other parts of body and controls their functions. There are three main parts of our brain: fore brain, mid-brain and hind-brain.
· The brain is an important organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, respiration’s, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body
Material/ Resources
Charts of human Brain, textbook
Worm up Activity
· Ask the students if they can name different parts of their bicycle. Write students’ responses on the board.
· Tell the students that as the bicycle has many parts, our body is also made of many parts. These parts are called organs.
· Ask the students to name all the organs of body which they can see and touch. Write students’ responses on board.
· Make them focus that these are the external parts of their body e.g. ear, eye, teeth, and skin.
· Explain that like these external parts there are some parts inside the body which also perform variety of functions.
Development
Activity:
· Draw a concept map on board, mentioning the main parts of human brain as follows.
· Use chart or photograph of brain for the identification of the main parts of human brain.
· Introduce the role of brain as the controlling center of all other parts of body.
· The brain is an important organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, respirations, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body.
Sum up / Conclusion
· Brain controls all the parts of body
Assessment
· Draw following table on the board.
· Instruct the students how to fill the table.
· They will explain their understanding by completing the table
Diagram
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Organ name
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Function
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