2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MODELS & OBSERVATIONS 5.L.1.1, 5.L.1.2
Students will learn that field scientists observe scat as an important clue about the
animals that share the ecosystem, and perform a rap or build a model of the forest’s
digestive system.
NERVOUS SYSTEM MODELS
5.L.1.1, 5.L.1.2
Students will connect sounds and smells of nature to the functions of various body
systems.
FOREST METAPHORS
5.L.1.1, 5.L.1.2
This activity encourages students to connect their knowledge of human body systems
to their environment by understanding the forest itself as a “system.”
LIVING SYSTEMS
NC ESSENTIAL STANDARD AND
CLARIFYING OBJECTIVES
5.L.1
Understand how structures and systems of organisms (to
include the human body) perform functions necessary to
life.
5.L.1.1
Explain why some organisms are capable of surviving as a
single cell while others require many cells that are
specialized to survive.
5.L.1.2
Compare the major systems of the human body (digestive,
respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, and
cardiovascular) in terms of their functions necessary for
life.
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LIVING SYSTEMS
*Activities that are most likely to take place during the expedition.