The Inside Story
Year 3 / Year 4
Harold gives his consent to work with the kid scientists to shrink down and explore how the body systems work together. He wants to better understand the positive impacts that physical activity and good nutrition can have on the body.
Overview
This fun interactive lesson is presented as a kid’s TV news program. It follows a team of kid scientists who seek Harold's consent before shrinking him down in size and placing him inside a tiny capsule to travel around inside the body to visit the body systems. Harold reports his findings along the way to the kid scientists; to help students learn how food is processed, the role of nutrients in our bodies, and how the heart and lungs oxygenate blood.
Life Ed programs are not just a visit, they’re a 4-step multimodal pathway! So make use of the whole learning pathway… Harold’s pre-visit lesson; the Life Ed educator visit; 2 post-visit lessons, booster sessions and the parent communication.
Learning outcomes include:
Life Ed programs are not just a visit, they’re a 4-step multimodal pathway! So make use of the whole learning pathway… Harold’s pre-visit lesson; the Life Ed educator visit; 2 post-visit lessons, booster sessions and the parent communication.
Learning outcomes include:
- The features and function of body systems; digestive, respiratory, circulatory and others
- Factors that influence physical health, such as nutrition, physical activity and medicines
- The role of nutrients in maintaining physical functions and promoting growth
- The benefits of sleep and rest
Step 1: Pre-lesson
To be completed with your class before the Life Ed visit.
The Inside Story – Pre Visit Lesson – Body Systems
This lesson introduces students to body systems including the digestive, circulatory, nervous, respiratory, and skeletal system. This knowledge prepares them for the Life Ed visit. The lesson can be completed in one session or broken into smaller lesson segments to be completed at your convenience.
25 minutes – Depending on duration of discussion
School Lesson
Pre lesson – An Overview for Parents
Step 2: Life Ed Visit
This is the core part of the program. A Life Ed educator will visit your school to deliver this lesson.
Step 3: Post Visit
To be completed with your class after the Life Ed visit.
The Inside Story – Post-visit Mini Lesson – Nutrients
In this lesson, students build on their knowledge of nutrients, their names, and functions in the body. The lesson uses engaging videos and interactive activities and includes an informal knowledge check.
15 minutes – Depending on duration of discussion
School Lesson
Attention: Teachers
Use this Assessment Rubric (PDF) to assist with assessing the student comprehension of The Inside Story Booster Session content.
Step 4: Booster Sessions
The Booster sessions videos and discussion guides are the last part in the 4-Step program. A discussion guide with questions and suggested answers is attached with each booster session video below. To meet all of the outcomes for this module, teachers are encouraged to use the discussion guides to extend student learning and observe student understanding of the content covered.
The Inside Story – Session 1 – Nutrients
The lesson is built around a 20-minute video that includes “pause points” for class discussion. The lesson revisits the TV program, “Inside the News”, to recap and consolidate student knowledge about the digestive system and the role of nutrients inside the body.
30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
Video Lesson
Assessment Task (PDF)
Discussion Guide (PDF)
The Inside Story – Session 2 – Heart Health
This 15-minute video takes the students back to the blood stream to consolidate their knowledge about the circulatory system and its role in carrying nutrients, oxygen and water around the body, and carrying away waste and carbon dioxide. The lesson includes the importance of physical activity for health and wellbeing.
20 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
Video Lesson
Assessment Task (PDF)
Discussion Guide (PDF)
The Inside Story – Session 3 – Sleep
This lesson features an 11-minute video that focuses primarily on the role of sleep for physical health and wellbeing. We also revisit the role of the kidneys.
15 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
Video Lesson
Assessment Task (PDF)
Discussion Guide (PDF)
Sponsored By
Sanitarium
Sanitarium’s ‘eat well, live well’ purpose aligns with Life Ed’s vision to improve children’s health and wellbeing. We launched the physical health module ‘The Inside Story’ for Year 3 – 4 thanks to Sanitarium’s support and involvement.
