Excretory System Stations Activity

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Students learn about the EXCRETORY SYSTEM (sometimes called urinary system) as they move through 8 stations. Engaging student-led independent work!

This activity is designed to DIRECTLY TEACH the excretory system but is great as a review, as well! Each station includes a 1-page station with easy-to-digest information about structures and functions of the excretory system, bright and clear illustrations, and interesting facts.

EASY PREP or GO PAPERLESS!

• To use the PRINT version: Simply make 1-2 copies of the station cards and place them around the room. Make a copy of the student worksheet for each student. Students travel from station to station gathering information and answering questions on the worksheet.
• To use the DIGITAL version: Follow the included link to make a copy of the Google Slides version and assign it in Google Classroom.

In this activity, students will:

• READ information about the excretory system at 8 total stations.
• ANSWER questions on a corresponding WORKSHEET as they visit each station. Some questions are a straightforward review of what’s been learned in the text, and some require a bit of critical thinking. The answers to all questions are found in the station cards – NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!

Overview of Topics Covered:

• Terms used include: homeostasis, excretion, filter, kidney, nephron, ureter, bladder, urethra, urine, feces
• Functions of the excretory system
• Major organs of the excretory system
• Overview of how the nephrons work
• Common disorders of the excretory system
• How the excretory system cooperates with other organ systems

Teacher Notes:

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• NGSS Standard MS-LS1-3
• Includes answer key.
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Related Standards:

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