Indiana Science HS-AP13-1

ScienceGrades 9–12Life Cycle, the Reproductive System

The Standard

Identify and locate major and accessory organs of the female and male reproductive systems and discuss their functions.

Indiana Academic Standards for Science (2023) · Life Cycle, the Reproductive System

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students locate and name reproductive organs on diagrams of both systems. They explain what each organ does, including making and moving eggs or sperm and supporting pregnancy.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can trace an egg from an ovary through a uterine tube to the uterus, and sperm from a testis through the epididymis and vas deferens to the urethra. They can explain that the prostate and seminal vesicles add fluid to semen.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think eggs are made in the uterus or that fertilization usually happens there, rather than in a uterine tube. They may think the prostate makes sperm or confuse the vas deferens with the urethra.
How to Assess It: Hand out blank diagrams of both systems. Ask students to label the ovary, uterine tube, uterus, testis, vas deferens, and prostate, write each function, and circle where fertilization usually occurs.

Lesson moves

Give pairs laminated diagrams and removable organ labels; have them place the labels and draw arrows showing egg and sperm routes.
Ask students to write two sentences answering: Why do the testes and prostate have different roles in semen production?
Play a label relay: teams place organ cards on blank diagrams, then match each organ to a function card.
Show a simple vasectomy diagram; ask students to locate the vas deferens and explain why cutting it keeps sperm out of semen.

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