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Summative Assessment at the end of The Respiratory System to check student learning.

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Summative Assessment at the end of The Respiratory System to check student learning.

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Useful GIF to display the numerous body systems within the human body and within Learning Outcome BW4.

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Useful GIF to display the numerous body systems within the human body and within Learning Outcome BW4.

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Allows students the opportunity to discuss which components belong to which structures.

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Links of the Learning Outcome BW4 to JCF key skills

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Various resources for different Learning Outcomes

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Various resources for different Learning Outcomes

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Young Scientists Journal is one of the best ways to inspire and motivate your students in science and related fields. Suddenly a research project, winning competition entry or even just a good piece of homework doesn't have to be relegated to the ring binder never to be read again: it can be published online and read by thousands across the world. As the world's only peer review science journal written and edited by 12-20 year olds, Young Scientists Journal allows students to enter into the world of scientific publishing and journalism like never before.
Events

Inspire your students with some of the top scientists and communicators - through workshops, lectures and more at our conferences. Find out more at events.ysjournal.com

Read

Why not refer students to Young Scientists Journal for reading and research, inspired by reading authors who are their own age?

Write

Students can contribute original research, review articles or blog posts. Articles might have originated as coursework, a competition (e.g. ISEF, Big Bang), work placement, extended essay, a CREST award or just a good piece of homework. Writing and referencing skills benefit; being a published author enhances university and college applications. See For Students for more information.

Writing a blog post for the Young Scientists Journal might work as ideal homework, have a look at some typical blog posts to get an idea of what we're looking for in a post. They are shorter, and/or lighter and do not always require references.

Join the Team

We are constantly looking out for talented individuals to join our global team and help run the journal, so why not refer your students to Young Scientists Journal? Opportunities include editing, web development, marketing, design, news journalism, social media and much more. Working on a real journal with a team across the globe helps develop a unique skill set and looks great on a CV or university/college application.

Contact: [email protected]

Hubs

Some schools have become Young Scientists Journal hub schools: students meet together regularly to help run aspects of the journal, including editing, social media and more, with the guidance of a teacher. Having a teacher at the school organising the hub ensures continuity across the generations of students. Some schools have joined up with neighbouring schools which is great for forging links locally. Working on the journal in a group also provides a great deal of fun.

Ambassadors

Teachers and professional scientists can support the journal by becoming ambassadors. Ambassadors receive regular news updates about the journal and help spread the word of the journal, encouraging young people or other teachers to get involved. Some ambassadors help us as mentors, supporting us with editing, marketing, social media, web development and other areas. Other ambassadors who are professional scientists can assist by being expert reviewers, advising our student editors within their fields of expertise.

Partners

The journal provides an opportunity to carry out scientific research and experiments and have these published, so we have formed partnerships with a number of organisations which encourage school science research. The Royal Society offers grants to schools to allow you to get funding to buy the equipment and more necessary to do this. The Institute for Research in Schools has a number of projects which you can join to get your students started in research. See our partners page for more info - and please let us know of any organisation you think would benefit Young Scientists Journal.
Order a free introduction pack to the journal.

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Young Scientists Journal is one of the best ways to inspire and motivate your students in science and related fields. Suddenly a research project, winning competition entry or even just a good piece of homework doesn't have to be relegated to the ring binder never to be read again: it can be published online and read by thousands across the world.

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Dealing with Differentiation and Mixed-Ability students

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Dealing with Differentiation and Mixed-Ability students

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Each student got a role in their groups during laboratory investigations and activities- allowing every student to become involved in the class.

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Paper on Teaching About Scientific Inquiry and The Nature of Science

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Paper on Teaching About Scientific Inquiry and The Nature of Science

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This was extremely beneficial when both attempting to improve my teaching of inquiry and reflecting back on how I could improve on it for the next class.

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How Your Body Systems are Connected - Revere Health | Live Better

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Each of your organs belongs to one of ten body systems. These body systems are interconnected and dependent upon one another to function. Learn more today!

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Excellent Project to introduce students initially to all body systems they will encounter during their Junior Cycle Science studies.

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Excellent Project to introduce students initially to all body systems they will encounter during their Junior Cycle Science studies.

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Encourages students group work, teaching teaching methods (Jigsaw etc) and developed presentation skills

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Little bit more complex but good images and explanations to build foundation knowledge of concept

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Human body systems | High school biology | Science | Khan Academy

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Your body is an amazing system! The human body is made up of groups of organs, called organ systems, that work together to keep the body in balance. In this section, we'll travel from the circulatory system, to the nervous system, to the immune system and beyond.

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Implementing Inquiry Based Learning to the classroom

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Implementing Inquiry Based Learning to the classroom

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For both The Respiratory and Digestive Systems (the body systems within BW4), these are a sample of the resources which I researched on and utilised during my class periods.

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BW4. Students should be able to describe the structure, function, and interactions of the organs of the human digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems.

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BW4. Students should be able to describe the structure, function, and interactions of the organs of the human digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems.

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This can be used to unpack the learning outcome

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Science Collaborative Planning Document - interactive copy

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Short introductory video on the concept of Body Systems and their importance.

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Short introductory video on the concept of Body Systems and their importance.

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Human Body Systems Functions Overview: The 11 Champions (Older Video 2016)

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Links to other Learning Outcomes- Why these were selected and how they support student learning is explained in document below.

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Links to other Learning Outcomes- Why these were selected and how they support student learning is explained in document below.

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Biological World (BW)- 6, 7
Nature of Science (NoS)- 3, 6, 7

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Beneficial video of implementing Inquiry Teaching

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Beneficial video of implementing Inquiry Teaching

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Thoughts on Inquiry Teaching and Learning

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Reflection on the developments of my thinking in relation to the specification

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Reflection on the developments of my thinking in relation to the specification

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Experiences from teaching, discussions with teaching staff, online tutorials and tutor visits were beneficial to reflect on this topic.

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Reflection on the developments in my thinking in relation to the specification

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Discussions on factors affecting the health of body systems related within BW4

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Discussions on factors affecting the health of body systems related within BW4

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Example of allowing students to carry out investigations using the GUIDED INQUIRY approach.

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Example of allowing students to carry out investigations using the GUIDED INQUIRY approach.

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This would have been the students first time in contact with this type of inquiry. They would have been used to a more structured inquiry approach.

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JCT website was useful for Science resources relating to this Learning Outcome

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JCT website was useful for Science resources relating to this Learning Outcome

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Welcome to the Science section of the Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT) website.

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Introductory Lesson Plan to the concept of Body Systems

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Introductory Lesson Plan to the concept of Body Systems

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Good places to start to introduce the concept of this LO (BW4)

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Good places to start to introduce the concept of this LO (BW4)

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A body system is a collection of parts able to work together to serve a common purpose - growth, reproduction and survival.

Each part of a system depends on the other parts to perform tasks that can't be achieved by single parts acting alone.

Each individual system works in conjunction with other systems to improve our chances of survival by maintaining a stable internal body environment. This stable environment is known as homeostasis.

An example of the way these systems are inter-related is the blood. It is part of the cardiovascular system and it carries products of digestion (digestive system) to body cells, excretory wastes (excretory system) to the kidneys and hormones (endocrine system) to target organs such as those forming part of the reproductive system.

Cardiovascular system
The heart and blood vessels make up this system. The heart is a pump forcing blood into a network of blood vessels allowing it to travel to organs and delivery sites requiring oxygen gas for respirationnutrients and the removal of waste substances.

Digestive system
This system resembles a long tube with attached organs. Ingested food is broken down into constituent nutrient molecules that are then absorbed into the bloodstream. Indigestible remains are then egested.

Endocrine system
Composed of a number of small organs distributed throughout the body, the endocrine system coordinates the metabolic activity of body cells by interacting with the nervous system. Endocrine glands produce hormones (chemical messengers) released into the blood and transported to target sites around the body.

Excretory system
The excretory system is composed of the kidneys (urine-forming organs), the bladder (temporary storage for urine) and channels for moving this liquid waste around. Kidneys are blood purifiers filtering liquid from the bloodstream, removing undesirable substances (such as toxins) and returning those still required to the blood.

Immune system
The immune system is a protection mechanism composed of specialised cells, cell products, tissues, organs and processes within an organism that protect against pathogens.

Integumentary system
Commonly known as the skin, this system wraps the body in a protective covering with a number of functions such as UV protection and temperature regulation, taking it well beyond being just a mere covering.

Musculoskeletal system
The skeleton provides a framework on which the human body is arranged. It is articulated to allow free movement in conjunction with the skeletal muscles. They control movement, posture and assist the body with heat generation. Our bodies are held together by connective tissue.

Respiratory system
Our bodies are made up of countless cells all requiring oxygen to carry out the important process of respiration. In this process cells use oxygen gas and produce carbon dioxide gas - a waste product that must be removed from the body. The process of breathing allows these gases to be exchanged between the blood and lungs.

Reproductive system
The human body has a system of organs that work together for the purpose of reproduction. The biological purpose of this process is the continuation of life.

Nervous system
The nervous system is made up of a network of specialised cells, tissues and organs that coordinate and regulate the responses of the body to internal and external stimuli.

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.
Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953)

Our five senses make up a system within the nervous system. They are responsible for receiving information from the environment outside the body and relaying it to the brain for processing.

The nervous system is made up of two parts:

The central nervous system (CNS) is made of the brain and spinal cord. It receives information and responds to it.

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is composed of the nerves extending from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. The PNS is made up of a sensory part (made of nerve fibres carrying impulses to the CNS from sensory receptors found in the five senses) and a motor part (taking messages from the CNS to muscles, glands and organs).

Nature of science

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A body system is a collection of parts able to work together to serve a common purpose - growth, reproduction and survival.

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Students work in groups to identify 5 key points based on each aspect of the Digestive System

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Health and Safety Rules for Investigations in Laboratory

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Health and Safety Rules for Investigations in Laboratory

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Chemical Hazard symbols included

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Useful guidelines when implementing Inquiry based learning into the classroom

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Useful guidelines when implementing Inquiry based learning into the classroom

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Digestive/ Respiratory System Group Activities- Example of Formative Assessment.

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Digestive/ Respiratory System Group Activities- Example of Formative Assessment.

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Laminated cut-outs of organs with blue-tac were given to each group where they carried out the activity on the diagram projected onto the interactive whiteboard.

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Group Activity- Digestive System and Respiratory System- Parts and Labels