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Curated OER

Forensics: Who Killed the Iceman?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore how archaeologist examine mummies. In this research based lesson, students work in groups to research two mummies and report their findings to the class through role-playing and using a model of the mummy.
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Curated OER

Body Systems in Action

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, create a short skit that shows how body systems work together.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biomechanics of Sports

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners examine the body's major organ systems and how they function and influence each other. They examine how the human body moves when involved in sports.
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Curated OER

Respiratory System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this health worksheet, students examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jumpy Dolls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design and construct a jointed figure that moves in a motion something like jumping jacks when a string is pulled.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Arm Model

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In the following lesson students are required to construct a model arm and learn how muscles and bones work together to achieve efficient movement.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Exercise, Nutrition, Hormones, and Bone Tissue

For Students 9th - 10th
All of the organ systems of your body are interdependent, and the skeletal system is no exception. The food you take in via your digestive system and the hormones secreted by your endocrine system affect your bones. Even using your...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Muscular System

For Students 9th - 10th
In this resource, students learn the major role of the muscular system, about muscle fibers, the role of ATP and calcium in muscle contraction, how muscles move bones, and how muscles respond to aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
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Other

Zygote: Zygote Anatomy Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A 3D anatomical product that allows students to explore the muscles, bones, organs, skin, and blood vessels that compose the human body.