Description

In this human body levels of organization STEM challenge, students will “use models to explain how the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms function to support life”.

⭐ This challenge is a spin off of the classic team-building cup stacking exercise seen here and here!

As a group, students will use yarn/string attached to a rubber band to stack cups in a pyramid. They must also make sure to stack them in order of their levels of organization in the human body.

Don’t have time to do the group STEM Challenge?

Students can just stack the cups in hierarchical order.

✅ Download the preview and check out the sneak peek inside!

It’s so easy to set up!

**You will need 21 cups, a rubber band, string or yarn, tape, picture and names of items in each level of organization (included in this resource). You will also need the student sheets provided.

What’s included in this human body levels of organization resource?

Teacher’s guide
Teacher prep instructions
Steps to complete activity with students
Labels for organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms
Student reflection sheets and answer keys!

This lesson pairs well with NC Essential Standard: 7.L.1.3 (current) and LS.7.1.3 (new standards) as well as other state standards dealing with hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms.

This is a great support activity for NGSS standard MS-LS1.

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