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Good Food, Good Health

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate how food provides energy for the human body. In this physical health instructional activity, students access online resources to identify how certain foods can affect their health. Students discuss how many servings...
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Anatomy Review

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology activity, high schoolers examine the internal functions of the human body while considering the factors needed to explain the physiological reactions.
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Sense of Hearing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the sense of hearing. In this human biology lesson, students listen to the story Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? and give examples of how they use their sense of hearing everyday. Learners pass around plastic...
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Review of the Five Senses

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate the five senses. For this human biology lesson, students are given five items and identify which items match best with each of the senses. Young scholars use objects such as a rock, hard candy, and a flower.
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Sense of Sight

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students examine the sense of sight. In this human biology lesson, students read the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and discuss all of the animals seen in the story. Students use binoculars and take several digital photos...
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Sense of Touch

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars identify their five senses by reading a story.  In this human anatomy lesson, students read the book, Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr, and touch a variety of objects.  Young scholars describe and record each object...
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My Senses Tell Me...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to use their sense to draw conclusions. In this human biology lesson, students use their senses to observe various objects in learning centers. The centers include tasting salt, touching sandpaper, hearing bells and...
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Frogs

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the external and internal structures of an amphibian and how frog anatomy compares to human anatomy. They collect pictures of a frog using a digital camera, create a web page, develop a PowerPoint presentation, and...
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Biochemistry, Secretion, and Transport of Hormones

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology worksheet, high schoolers look at various steps involved in the biochemistry involved in the use of hormones on the human body.
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The Blood Flow through the Heart and Body

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students 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 throughout the...
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Making a Brain: Aritifical Neural Network

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore how the brain works. In this nervous system instructional activity, students create a network of "neurons" to simulate how the nervous system and the brain work together.
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Skeleton Puzzle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this elementary science learning exercise, students practice putting the six pieces of a puzzle together to create a picture of a human skeleton.
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All's Well for Stem Cells

For Teachers 6th - 12th
By exploring the latest research on cell and tissue renewal your young scientists can understand the various internal body parts and systems examined in these studies.
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Blood Highways

For Students 5th
Fifth graders read an informative paragraph about how blood travels through our bodies. Then, they fill in the missing letters for words that label things in the circulatory system. An answer key is provided on page two. An interesting,...
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Circulatory System

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students rotate through various physical activities checking their carotid pulse after each. This activity will give knowledge to students about health behaviors and understanding the exercise aspect of growth and development.
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The Strongest Pump of All

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine how the heart functions and the concept of how electrical currents can affect muscle contractions.  In this cardiovascular lesson students identify P, QRS and T complexes.
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Life Choices

For Teachers 6th - 10th
By examining two differing perspectives on the topic of abortion, upper graders will be able to build an opinion of their own. A teacher-led lecture outlines key points in the debate for or against abortion including, the role of...
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The Human Organism

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict. In this feelings and conflict lesson, students read a story about conflict and identify ways to understand emotions and resolve conflict.
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From One End to the Other

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders become more familiar with how our food is broken down mechanically and chemically. They also trace the food through the alimentary canal.
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Down The Hatch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils investigate how food is digested. They go through the terminology of the digestive system and follow the steps to it from beginning to end. Students use technology tools to create presentations to illustrate the functions of the...
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Levels of Organization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and complete a worksheet about the levels of organization of living things from cells to organ systems. They use a text book and the "Cells R Us" worksheet included to create a metaphor for each of the levels. They then...
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You Are What You Eat

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study the essential nutrients for our bodies.  In this healthy choices instructional activity students complete several activities which includes research and a presentation. 
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Regulation of Sodium and Water Balance

For Students 10th
In this regulation of sodium and water balance worksheet, students read notes about the three major hormones that are involved in regulating sodium and water balance in the body at the level of the kidney. Students view the given diagram...
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How Cells Do Their Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells activity, students will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...

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