7 Elements in The Human Body
7 Elements in The Human Body
7 Elements in The Human Body
I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, the students must be able to:
1. Enumerate and describe the properties of elements and their uses; and
2. Discuss the importance of certain elements in the human body.
B. Materials
Periodic Table
Resource books from Libraries
Labels of food products
B. Lesson Proper
1. Activity: “The Foods we eat”
a. List your food for one day.
b. Try to get the labels of the food that you ate. If they are not available. Try
to get information on the ingredients of the food. List the elements or
compound indicated there.
c. What is the role of each element? Make a table that will list the element,
its source, and its role in the body.
C. Generalization
1. CARBOHYDRATES are generally used for fuel in our bodies but they are
also used as membranes and fibers, and as mass of our flesh (glycogen). They
are made of C, H, and O.
2. Fat are used to provide protective material for our internal organs and as
reserve energy. They are made of C, H, and O.
3. Proteins are used for important body functions. Enzymes are proteins that
catalize biochemical reactions. Some proteins make up part of the mass of our
flesh, blood, skin, bone, hair, and nails. They are made up of C, H, O, N, S.
4. Vitamins help enzymes perform their functions. There are many kinds, but
they are generally made of C, H, and O.
5. Minerals also assist enzymes and vitamins so that the reactions may go
smoothly. They may be taken in as ions, like Na+ , Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, etc. we
also need phosphorus because P is part of phosphates that make up our DNA,
ATP, and ADP.
D. Application/ Valuing
Our body needs many different elements. Our body is a complex organization of
cells, which run many reactions. For them to function efficiently, we need help
from catalyst s like enzymes, coenzymes, vitamins and minerals.