Mississippi Science HAP.7.2
The Standard
- HAP.7
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the major organs of the endocrine system and the associated hormonal production and regulation.
Discuss the function of each endocrine gland and the various hormones secreted.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Endocrine System
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate the main endocrine glands, describe what each does, and name its major hormones. They connect those hormones to changes in growth, blood glucose, stress response, and other body functions.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a hormone, students identify its gland and explain a specific effect, such as insulin lowering blood glucose. They can explain that the hypothalamus makes ADH, while the posterior pituitary releases it.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say the pancreas releases only insulin and forget that glucagon raises blood glucose. They may also think the posterior pituitary makes ADH and oxytocin, rather than storing and releasing them.
How to Assess It
- Ask: After lunch, blood glucose rises. During a scare, heart rate rises. For each change, name the responding gland and hormone, then describe what the hormone does.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs gland, hormone, and body-effect cards; have them build matching trios on a body outline.
Ask students to write two sentences answering, 'Why does a hormone affect some cells but not others?'
Read a body change aloud; teams race to place the matching gland and hormone cards beside it.
Show a sample blood-glucose chart from a meal; students mark when insulin should rise and label the gland that releases it.
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