Circulatory System- Interactive Activities and Worksheets for Middle School

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Get your students thinking about the circulatory system but getting them to activate their circulatory system in this fun, interactive lesson on the circulatory system perfect for middle school science!

This lesson packet is filled with activities and resources perfect for the middle school life science classroom. Start with a truly active activity where students measure and observe their vital signs. The lesson can be taught as a stand-alone or as part of the Cellular Respiration and Metabolism Unit. Students continue their inquiry into the circulatory system with a reading passage, teacher led slides and video, journey through the circulatory system worksheet, and a check-for-understanding 2-question assessment at the end of the lesson.

Students will investigate the question: How does the circulatory system operate in order to transport nutrients throughout the body?

Recommended Age Group: middle school, grades 6-8

Included Materials:

➜ Student worksheets and teacher instructions for phenomenon activity (PLUS – instructions for a bonus optional lab!)

➜ Reading passage with 3 formats available for differentiation (a standard PDF, an interactive “note-taking” style, and a digital version available through Google Slides)

➜ Teacher presentation slides on the circulatory system (both PowerPoint and Google Slides formats included)

➜ Teacher presentation video link on the circulatory system

➜ Journey Through the circulatory System student worksheet

➜ Check-for-understanding assessment questions for end of lesson check-in, 3 versions of the questions included to allow for differentiation (all 3 versions are available in PDF and Google Slides format)

➜ Teaching Guide

Materials needed for model:

➜ stop watches (smart phones and computer apps will work)

This lesson is part of a focus on the following NGSS standards:

MS-LS1-7: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

MS-LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

The standards is covered fully in the unit bundle.

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