BIOLOGY 6TH GRADE

HOW THE HUMAN BODY WORKS

OUR DIET!!
And of course... THE SONG!!!

Play these games to clasify food in group. Which food belongs to which group??

Have a look to this website. An interactive lesson which will give you a lot of information for a good diet.

Do you take care of your diet? Do you know if you are eating healthy?

EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Check out how much you have learnd and take these quizes!!

Are you good at basketball?? Answer the questions correctly and try to score a basket!!

 

If you were wondering where pee comes from, these movies have the answer!!

Kidneys and urinary tract!! Click on the link to find out more about the parts of the urinary system.

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
And here is the song... you love this staff!! enjoy!!

Have a look to this video and to the images and find out what are the differences between pulmonary and sistemic circulation.

Same games and quiz to check how much you know... 



                       

An interactive human heart.

A complete explanation about our circulatory system, its functions and work on our body.

A first view of the circulatory system... 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Feeling under pressure? Take a deep breath, relax and make yourself a third lung...!!!

Time to have fun!!! games, quiz, crossword and... One Direction song!!!

       

A video that summarizes respiratory process and the organs involved. 

Find out how we breath with this interactive explanaition... find out more in the different sections.

What are the organs involved in breathing?

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

By now, you should Know everything about digestion, let´s play and test yourself...

Do you feel like singing the digestive system song?

A video which summarize the whole process... And remember to wash your hands before you eat!!

How does the digestive process occur? This interactive game will help you to understand it, are you hungry? Click on the link and let's eat!!

Have a look at the organs from the digestive system

OUR FIVE SENSES

LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM: SKELETON AND MUSCLES

Complete:

A video of the muscular system...

Let's sing all together with the skeletal system rap!!

Can you label this human skeleton?

Watch this video about your skeleton... How many bones do we have? Do we have the same bones now than when we were babies?

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Something more about the nervous system... the brain songs!!

This video explains how the information processing mechanism is and how the brain and its parts work.

TOUCH

The layers of your skin.

Read this article about the skin and then find out how much you know about it with the quiz...

HEARING

Have a look to this website and build an eardrum... you will find out how it works...

 How do you hear? Watch this ear video to step inside the ear...

TASTE

And this is something like our tongue map for different flavours!!

Watch this video to know more about the sanse taste and the tongue!!

Did you ever wonder why your favorite foods taste so good? Well, you can thank your taste buds. Find out more about it in this link. 

SMELL

Again, a good practice for the exam... games, quizz and activities..

Our nose sniffs and smells, but how does it work? Find out more in this nose video.

Do you know anyone who snores? and do you knnow why?? Find it out!!!

SIGHT

Now, read the article of this website and then try to do the quizz... how many can you get right?

Try to do this activity to remember the parts of the eye... a good practice for the exam!!!

Your eyes see, but how does vision happen? Find out how the eyes and brain work together in this eye video.

HOW DO OUR SENSES WORK?

For your presentation's activities, have a look to this website. You might find a good game which could help you to explain the sense of your project. You can also just try them at home and have fun!!!

As you wish my dear students!! here is the video you wanted me to post... An introduce for the unit. Enjoy it!!

 

ECOSYSTEMS

WEBQUEST

This website is designed to teach you about producers, consumers, and decomposers within an ecosystem.  You will research to discover what producers, consumers, and decomposers are and how they fit into a food chain. You will determine what living things need in order to survive. You will be able to create your own food chain after completing your research. LETS GET STARTED!!

Food Chain game!!

Have fun with this game and see how food chain works...

Food and web chain

An interesting video provided by Pablo Cruz (6ºC). Thank you Pablo for helping!!
Have a look, it is worth watching!!

Read and think...

Food chain song!
Another reason to move your body!! A lot of dancing and singing!!

Biome Project!
The information you need for the Project!! Can´t wait to see all your vacation packages!!

Types of ecosystems
This PowerPoint will give you more detailed information about the types of ecosystems that we will study. Have a look and bear this in mind for an oncoming Project...

Ecosystems song
Well, all of you went crazy with this song!!So... enjoy the singing and the dancing...!!
Remember, just if you want, as a voluntary work, you can do a recording of this song and show it to the rest of the class... come on!! Let me see your artistic talent!!

What is an ecosystem?
Here there is a video that would might help you to get a initial idea about what an ecosystem is.
There are some concepts you will have to have clear, for example biotope and biocoenosis...
If you have questions, bring them to the next class!