1.1 Organs & Organ systems

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

What did we do / talk about last lesson?

Do you recognize the 

words from last lesson? 

Was this a SIF or a PIF word? Drag the word to the correct box!  

 

SIF

PIF

Tissues

To wonder

Organism

Organ

Personal words

Subject words

Woorden die bij een vak horen

Woorden die bij de algemene Engelse woordenschat horen

SIF (Front of your notebook)

Tissues = a group of similar cells that perform a task (weefsel). 

To digest = to break something down (verteren). 

PIF (Last page of your notebook)

Several = more than one (meerdere). 

Carefully = to do something with care (voorzichtig). 

To ensure = to make sure something does (not) happen (iets verzekeren). 

FOR EXAMPLE

What do you notice? 

Wat valt je op? 

Learning goals 1.1 

• You can explain the following words: organism, organ system, organ. 
• You can give examples of organs. 
• For the 11 organ systems; you can recognize them in a picture and describe their function. 

The following learning goals are only for vwo-students:

• You can describe what happens during an organ transplant.
  
• You can explain why you think an opt-out or opt-in system for organ donation is better.

EXERCISE 

In pairs look up an organ system. 

Write down the different organs.

Write down the overall function of the system.

Present your finding in a pitch of 30-50 seconds. 

Pitches start at: 13:50

Which organ system is responsible for picking up signals from inside and outside your body?

1. The integumentary system
2. The nervous system
3. The digestive system
4. The urinary system

Which organ system is responsible for producing hormones?

1. The integumentary system
2. The circulatory system
3. The lymphatic system
4. The endocrine system

To which organ systems do the organs in the picture belong?

1. The reproductive system
2. The muscular system
3. The digestive system
4. The respiratory system

Give an example of an organ ...

LET'S DISCUSS ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

• Read the text together with your teacher. 
• Do you think the opt-out system will increase the number of donors?
• To you think it is a good thing that we now have an opt-out system instead of an opt-in system? Why?
• Do you want to be a donor? Why (not)?