1. Unit: Puberty - Reproductive Body Parts
Standard: 23.A.2a Identify basic body systems and their functions
23.A.3a Explain how body systems interact with each other
Objective: Students will be able to recall puberty information as well as list and label parts of the male and female reproductive systems
Materials needed:
- Body parts WS (one per student), male/female reproductive system diagram, Interactive reproductive system game
Modifications: Have tangible diagrams for students, allow extra time, allow to work in pairs
Lesson:
Review:
Review some of the body changes from the prior lesson (3 female, 3 male, 3 both). Let the students know that some of the changes come directly from hormone changes activated during puberty from the reproductive system.
Intro:
Provide a paper for each student with the body parts (male / female for each side) and read through parts of the reproductive system, while following along on the board.
Activity:
Use information to properly label the parts using the interactive website (have students volunteer to come up)
Watch reproductive system Brain Pop
Take Brain Pop Quiz as class
Exit:
Take a group quiz to recall male or female reproductive system parts
No homework, collect from yesterday, inform about next week

2. Let’s play . . .
Is It male
or female ?

3. #1 Ovary - Is it male or female?
#2 Scrotum - Is it male or female?
#3 Epididymis - Is it male or female?
#4 Cervix- Is it male or female?
#5 Vas Deferens- Is it male or female?
#6 Uterus- Is it male or female?
#7 Testes- Is it male or female?
#8 Bladder - Is it male or female?

4. For your final Question!
Who typically starts puberty first
– Is it male or female?

5. Female Body Parts Male Body Parts
Ovum (egg) - female sex cell
Ovary – organ that stores and matures eggs (females born with 200, ,000 eggs, but not all will be used through her lifetime)
Fimbria – finger-like tentacles bringing mature egg into fallopian tubes (since the ovaries are not actually connected to the fallopian tubes)
Fallopian tubes – thin tube where conception typically takes place (about the width and delicacy of 5 strands of hair)
Uterine wall – the inner part of the uterus that gets thicker and thinner throughout a females menstrual cycle
Uterus (womb) – expandable organ where babies grow during pregnancy
Cervix (door) – opens and shuts during a girls menstrual cycle and during pregnancy
Vagina (birth canal) – females sex organ
Scrotum – sac that holds the testicles (regulates the testicles temperature)
Testicle – organ that produces males sperm (starts producing sperm for the first time during puberty and then for the rest of their lives)
Epididymus – stores mature sperm for 2-3 months until they are ready to be released
Vas Deferens – tube carrying sperm to the seminal vesicles
Seminal Vesicles – provide sperm with a fluid to nourish them (now considered semen)
Prostate Gland – sponge-like organ mixing all sperm and fluid together
Urethra – through this tube, urine/ sperm leave the body (females also have a urethra but not considered part of the reproductive system)
Penis – male sex organ
Male Body Parts