The Human BODY SYSTEMS Activities Science Reading Passages Organs Body Parts

This is a set of activities for your science unit on the human body and the major body systems. Includes posters, vocabulary activities, reading comprehension, worksheets, and digital activities.

Body systems included in this resource:

• circulatory
• digestive
• endocrine
• excretory
• lymphatic
• muscular
• nervous
• reproductive
• respiratory
• skeletal

POSTERS

This pack includes 11 full-color posters with a description and diagram of each system. There are two posters for the reproductive system - one for male and one for female.

VOCABULARY MATCH

Includes a picture card for each system and a description card. These can be used as an independent activity in a center or during whole group instruction.

READING COMPREHENSION

There are 10 reading passages with comprehension questions. Each worksheet also includes a diagram of the system that students will label. Includes answer keys.

WORKSHEETS

Two worksheets require students to identify the function of each system and name three major parts of each system. These are provided in two versions to allow for differentiation: fill-in-the-blank and cut-and-paste. There is also a body systems crossword puzzle and matching worksheet that requires students to match major organs/parts with the system it belongs to.

DIGITAL ACTIVITIES

All of the reading comprehension passages and questions have been prepared for use in Easel. They feature:

• answer boxes for students to type into
• embedded audio that reads the text aloud (can be disabled by teacher if desired)

This makes the activities accessible for all students! You can assign these for your students to complete on any device. For more information on Easel Activities see this GETTING STARTED GUIDE.

This resource is also available in a digital version for Google Classroom: Human Body Systems Reading & Science for Google Drive Distance Learning