Week 1
Lesson 1
Organisms Grow
Students create a large model of themselves, which they will add to as they learn about each body system.  Students also add body systems to their Tardigrade poster, from Part 1.  
Lesson 2
Plants Grow, Too
Students look at the plants they started growing in Part 1.  Using observations and physical data, they learn about plant growth.
 Week 2
Lesson 3
Organisms Respond
Students learn about the nervous system and the brain.  They see how their eyes respond to light, and how good their reaction times are. 
Lesson 4
Protecting My Brain, part 1
Students use eggs to model how fragile their brain is, and then design a "helmet" to protect the "brain" when dropped.   
 Week 3
Lesson 5
Protecting My Brain, part 2
Students put their designs to the test, to see if their "helmet" does a good job protecting their "brain."
Lesson 6
Plants Respond, Too
Students add the nervous system to their Tardigrade posters and design their own plant-response experiment. 
 Week 4
Lesson 7
Urinary System
Students learn about the urinary system and add it to their body model.  They experiment to see how big their bladder is. 
Lesson 8
Digestive System
Students find out what happens to food in their stomachs.  Then they add intestines to their body model and add tardigrade digestion on their Tardigrade poster.  
 Week 5
Lesson 9
A Plant's Mouth
Students learn about photosynthesis and see pictures of a plant under the microscope.  
Lesson 10
Organisms Have Circulation
Students learn about circulation in human bodies and in tardigrades.  They add to their body posters and their Tardigrade posters.  They also observe plant circulation with colored water and white carnations.  
 Week 6
Lesson 11
Organisms Breathe
Students learn about their lung capacity and add lungs to their body poster.  They also add to their Tardigrade poster.  
Lesson 12
Organisms Move 
Students do an experiment to see how bones, muscles, and tendons work together to help us move.  
 Week 7
Lesson 13
Working Together:  Muscles and Bones
Students see muscles and bones in action as they dissect a chicken wing.  They also add to their Tardigrade poster. 
Lesson 14
Presentations
Students share their Plant Responses labs. 
 Week 8
Lesson 15
Organisms Reproduce
 Students learn about human reproductive organs and add to their body models.  They also learn about tardigrade reproduction and add to their poster. 
Lesson 16
Plants Reproduce
Students learn about the lifecycle of a flower.  They dissect a flower to see how flowering plants reproduce.  They also see how pollinator's aid in reproduction.