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Curated OER

Your Amazing Body

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the different body systems and how they are interdependent on each other.  In this body systems lesson students draw the body and its parts. 
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DiscoverE

Human Arch

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Sometimes, we all need somebody to lean on. Scholars create a human arch by leaning against each other. They consider different approaches to making the arch sturdier and stronger.
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Head Lice: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Head lice—how not to get or give it. Scholars read or listen to kid-friendly articles that offer information about head lice. They complete a worksheet that identifies items they should and should not share with their peers.
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Curated OER

The Female Reproductive System

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research female reproductive issues. They create a presentation, in small groups, that focuses on one particular helath issue involving the female repro=ductive system.
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Curated OER

The Systems of the Body: How they Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study what a body system is, how they function and how the systems work in unison.
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Curated OER

Spanish Body Parts

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice the Spanish vocabulary for greetings, classroom commands and body parts. They demonstrate the use of Spanish vocabulary to identify colors.
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Body Words

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils use their bodies to form the letters to spell each of the five words that they were given. They must spell the word correctly and the teacher must be able to read the word from left and right on their "baseline." The teacher...
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Teach Engineering

How Antibiotics Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Take two pills and call me in the morning. The first lesson in a short unit of four introduces class members to delivery methods of medicines. The instruction introduces the question of which delivery method is best to get you feeling...
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Curated OER

The Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the nervous system.  In this anatomy activity, students identify and define vocabulary related to the nervous system. Students role play the parts of a nervous system and perform an experiment measuring and comparing...
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The Human Form, Egyptian Style

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze traditional ancient Egyptian depictions of the human body.
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What Happens When You Eat?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore digestion. In this Human Body lesson plan, students participate in six different activities pertaining to the Digestive System. Students gain understanding of digestion through experimentation and investigation. Students...
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Curated OER

Joints Help Us Move

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the three main types of joints in their arms and legs that are in charge of movement.  In this human biology lesson, 3rd graders view x-rays online to see how different joints look, participate in exercises that...
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Healthy Field Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Hosting a Healthy Field Day will take a lot of planning and organization, but with a lot of parent participation it can come together very well. The resource describes seven stations of the ten that were presented. Each of these has a...
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Discovery Education

Urinalysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do lab tests reveal about a patient's health? Scholars perform a simulated urinalysis on two different patients by testing color, pH, glucose levels, and protein levels. Then, they compare their findings to what they know passes...
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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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Food and the Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the digestive system. In this human biology lesson, students read an article about the digestive system and go onto a suggested website to review what they have learned. Students are asked questions as an assessment.
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Studying Fossils

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast key skeletal differences between chimpanzees and humans: brain size, teeth, hand and thumb, trunk, pelvis, lower limb, foot and big toe. They then sort and group a set of mixed "fossil bones" of chimpanzee...
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The Digestive System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use the Internet to examine the human digestive system. Using a diagram, they identify and explain the functions of each organ involved in the digestion process. They complete an online activity as well to end the...
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I Think I Forgot Something!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Pupils examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Pupils read the book I Think I Forgot Something and answer...
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I, Me, Myself

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a big book self portrait of the human body. Inside, students illustrate pictures of the major organs, label, and paste them inside the big book.
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The Importance of Food

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Pupils make observations while eating food. They act out the process of food breaking down in the body and the roles of various chemical components, such as sugar and protein. It concludes with an activity illustrating the process and a...
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Sizing Up the Supersize Croc

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine and compare traits of humans and crocodiles.  In this crocodile lesson plan students use a ratio to estimate the height of a person and compare that to a crocodile. 
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Earthworms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners observe and chart the body of earthworms. In this earthworm lesson plan, students each get their own earthworm to observe and play with. They then record the different body parts of an earthworm and the different behaviors they...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Puberty: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the changes their body goes through during puberty by participating in a role-playing activity.  For this human health lesson, students write a description of themselves as if they were a pituitary gland.  Students...