Curated OER
Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
Learners explain the relationship among nutrition, infection and diseases. In this health science lesson, students suggest ways to break the nutrition-infection cycle. They brainstorm solutions to prevent infectious diseases in the...
Curated OER
Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism
Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of biological...
Curated OER
Halloween: Arachnids
Students participate in class discussion about the movie Arachnophobia. For this biology lesson, students find articles and photos of a species that interest them. They share it with their group.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Digestive System Adventure
During this lesson students adventure through the digestive system via the Internet. They then use their knowledge of the digestive system to create an original story about their favorite food's adventure down the digestive track.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Digestive System
The digestive system is amazing: it takes the foods we eat and breaks them into smaller components that our body can use for energy, cell repair and growth. This lesson introduces students to the main parts of the digestive system and...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Digestion
The DiscoverySchool.com offers a lesson plan for teachers about the digestive system, including an excellent vocabulary list.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Digestion Simulation
To reinforce students' understanding of the human digestion process, the functions of several stomach and small intestine fluids are analyzed, and the concept of simulation is introduced through a short, introductory demonstration of how...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Digestion
In this lesson students learn about digestion and proteins by observing the action of meat tenderizer on luncheon meat. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Imaginary Journey Through a System of the Body
The students will choose one of the systems of the human body, such as circulatory, respiratory, digestive, or nervous system, and imagine that they are inside it. They will write a description of what a journey through this system of...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mitochondria "The Powerhouse of the Cell"
In this lesson and lab activity, learners learn about digestion and fermentation, and watch a demonstration of cellular respiration in yeast. Includes numerous real-world connections, e.g., how fermentation is used by humans.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: A Medical Mystery
Students are immersed in an online environment that challenges them to solve the medical mystery: "What's Wrong with M'Kenna?" This resource includes the complete middle school science curriculum unit, a teacher's guide, and an online...
Middle School Science
Lesson Plan: Earthworm Dissection
In this lesson plan site, you will "Learn the external and internal anatomy of the earthworm, understand the structure and function of external and internal organs, know the digestive, circulatory, reproductive, and nervous system, and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:a Model of Seed Dispersal
Investigate propagation systems in plants, and explain the ways some animals disperse seeds through their digestive processes. Role-play and map the daily travels of one seed-bearing animal to explore the migration of seeds.