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Highways of Life

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the circulatory system. They participate in media activities to explore blood flow and identify the parts of the circulatory sytem. Students create a model of the circulatory system.
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Do You Have the Strength?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine the strength and resilience of the human heart. They squeeze a tennis ball to demonstrate the strength of the human heart, record and analyze the results on a worksheet, and create a poster of a design of a device to...
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Circulatory System: The Beat Goes On!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
With schools focusing on physical fitness activities, now is the perfect time to teach students about the circulatory system.
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It May Be Yucky, But Someone Has To Teach It. . .

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the names and parts of the excretory system in this hands-on activity. They use common items to make a model of the system.
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Whst Makes You Tick?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the major organs of the circulatory system. In this circulatory system lesson, 11th graders create, identify and describe parts of the system. Students view a list of major organs and predict what their job is....
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Take Deep Breath

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with how the diaphragm expands to draw air into our lungs and contracts to exhale carbon dioxide. They also label the major parts of the respiratory system through the use of interactive Internet research...
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Examining the Effects of Space Flight on the Heart, Lungs, and Blood Vessels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to identify the components of the cardio-vascular system. They are able to describe the way the heart works to pump the blood. Students are able to explain the function of the cardio-vascular system. They are able to...
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Straight from the Heart

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore the heart and its functions. For this lesson about the heart, students use observation to understand the heart. Learners construct a heart model, watch the vibration of their pulse, and listen to a heartbeat with a...
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The Human Body: Focusing on Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the components and functions of the respiratory and circulatory systems. They take blood pressure using a stethoscope and investigate ways to maintain a healthy respiratory system.
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Go With the Flow

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students name and locate the major areas and structures of the heart and trace the pathway of the blood through the heart, lungs, and body.
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Heat Flow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how a whale's countercurrent flow of blood is an example of a heat exchange system and conduction. Excellent worksheet provided.
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Circulatory System Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the different parts of the circulatory system and their function. They work together to create their own model of the system and use it to determine the rate of blood flow. They answer questions related to their model.
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Urinary System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this urinary system worksheet, students participate in a lab to describe the overall function of the urinary system and identify from models of the kidney twelve structures found within the urinary system.
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The Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the parts of the heart and the path blood flows through it. They practice using new vocabulary and labeling the parts of the heart. They examine the path of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood as well.
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Liver

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils study the livers parts and functions then follow a lab experiment to watch first hand how the gut uses bile to physically break down fatty substances into smaller pieces.
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Introduction to the Circulatory System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the human circulatory system. After watching a Bill Nye video, they identify any misconceptions they had before watching it. They practice taking guided notes and discuss the video as a whole.
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The Cardiovascular System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the terms related to the cardiovascular system and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Organs and What They Do - Lecture

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read information about the internal organs and body systems. In this organs and systems lesson, students read descriptions of the heart, lungs, stomach, small and large intestine, and liver and gall bladder. Students study...
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Spelling List 11: Sight Words, Altered Sound, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, altered sounds, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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The Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars are introduced to the parts of the heart and the flow of blood through the heart.
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Go With the Flow!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students experiment with heat transfer in a countercurrent system and describe the importance of conduction in heat-energy transfer.
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Winer Survival

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students study how animals need water, food, shelter, and space to survive. They also study what animals need to survive in the winter. They play the part of animals and winter "threats" in a game of tag to reinforce concepts.
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Diffen: Arteries vs. Veins

For Students 5th - 9th
Find out about the basics of arteries and veins with this comparison chart. Then read the article, study the diagrams, and watch the video to learn more about blood vessels.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Your Heart Is an Amazing Organ

For Students 4th - 6th
A tutorial that explores the heart which is one of the most important organs for life! Learn all about the heart including the four chambers, pulmonary artery and veins, the aorta and the valves as you navigate through this tutorial. A...

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