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Take Two and Call Me in the Morning

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are introduced to the workings of the major systems of the Human Body: circulatory, digestive, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, and endocrine Systems. They learn the major organs of the systems and their functions.
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Human Body Board Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research a system of the body. They write questions and answers on game cards using Microsoft Word. Students play the game they created using a game board template from Word.
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PPT
Curated OER

Kidney Structure and Function: removing intracellular waste

For Teachers 9th
Your class will learn all about the function of the kidney and how  it operates in animals from different habitats.  The methods of absorption, filtering and excretion are detailed and pupils will learn of the different disposal methods...
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Curated OER

Know your Heart Parts and Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students put together a 3-D interactive "heart" puzzle and learn the names of heart parts.
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The Blood Flow through the Heart and Body

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars discuss the importance of the circulatory system and how drugs and alcohol can affect our bodies. They interact with a CD ROM and then outline their bodies and label the parts of their heart and the blood vessels...
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Unit Plan
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It's All About Me!

For Teachers 1st
Students study the five major body system in this unit. They examine how to keep themselves healthy.
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PPT
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Animal Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this great overview to give information on all aspects of nutrition. By working their way through this PowerPoint, students review a lot of information about the digestive process.  Students read many facts on a number of detailed...
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Anatomy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders describe how health behaviors affect body systems, and describe the basic function of major body systems.
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Worksheet
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Circulation and Respiration

For Students 7th - 8th
In this circulation and respiration worksheet, students complete 3 fill in the blank questions and one short answer question about the different parts of the cardiovascular system.
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Lesson Plan
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A Message From Your Heart

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore their heart and how the blood flows through the circulation system.
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Curated OER

Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to introduce themselves to the anatomy of a fetal pig. In pairs or individually, they work their way through a virtual dissection of a fetal pig while completing questions on a study guide. They also develop...
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The Human Organism

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the basic functions of the human body and see how changing demands affect our bodies.  In this human organism lesson students participate in several activities that are about the human body and our digestion,...
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The Busy Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. For this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the brain...
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Blood Vessels & Circulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum designed instructional activity in order to study the cardiovascular system of the human body. The assessments and activities are student centered.
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Elastic Recoil in Arteries and Veins

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A lab in which high schoolers examine the difference between arteries and veins. Budding biologists will find out which blood vessel can stretch furthest, recording their data in a table then answering several questions evaluating their...
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Anatomy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and describe the functions of the major body systems. They discover how to maintain a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition and exercise. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson.
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Unit Plan
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Our Systematic Body

For Teachers 1st
Students explore several parts of the body system in the eight lessons of this unit. Through several hands-on activities, the skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory and nervous systems are observed.
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders compare and contrast animals according to their four systems.  In this living environment instructional activity students complete their assignment on the animal they were given and present their findings to the class. 
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Movement, it's FUN-damental!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how muscles work. In this biology instructional activity, students explain the causes of fatigue and muscle soreness. They create graphs and compare results with their classmate.
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Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Carbon Dioxide & Krill: Impacts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What effects do temperature and carbon dioxide levels have on the zooplankton of Antarctica? This concluding lesson plan in a short unit on climate change and the ocean helps environmental scientists answer these questions. After...
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Lesson Plan
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What Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and classify them according to whether or not they are controllable. They discover how to reduce the probability of high blood pressure through diet and exercise.
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K12 Reader

Oxygen Exchange

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
An article about the vascular tissues inside plants provides an opportunity to assess reading comprehension. After reading the passage, kids respond to a series of comprehension questions.
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Lesson Plan
Lake Science Collaborative

Blood Circulation Simulation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Act out the circulation of blood in the body with an innovative activity. Kids act as either body parts or blood, and carry necessary nutrients and waste throughout different stations to represent the way that oxygen circulates. 
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Activity
Busch Gardens

Create an Invertebrate

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
What better way for young biologists to learn about invertebrates than by creating their very own? Here, students are assigned a set of invertebrate characteristics and are asked to invent an imaginary ocean animal and a separate...

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