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Curated OER

Summer Activities: Our Amazing Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use the body as a sensory laboratory to explore their five senses, heartbeat, bones, and even size. In this early childhood science lesson plan, students build science and critical thinking skills as they take part in up to 6...
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Curated OER

Cardiac Output, Rates of Change, and Accumulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore rates of change. In this cardiac output lesson plan, students measure the amount of blood being pumped by a heart. They explore the flow rate and complete an accumulation and concentration problem. They analyze data,...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Benefits of Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Ways are identified in which exercise benefits the nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems of the human body in this presentation. It also includes definitions for and examples of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, as well as...
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Curated OER

A Child's Journey Through Medicine

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the symptoms of asthma. In this biology lesson, 5th graders draw and label models of heart and lungs. They conduct a survey on asthma and construct graphs based on result.
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Curated OER

Courage of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Students generate a list of words about discrimination....
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Curated OER

A Beating Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners collect and analyze data using  percent difference. In this algebra lesson, students relate the concepts of algebra to cardiac physiology.
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Curated OER

HEART THROBS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners predict what might happen to their pulse rates after physical exertion and then make conclusions about the effects of physical activity on pulse rates.
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Curated OER

How Does the Cardiovascular System Work?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the basic anatomy and functions of the cardiovascular system. They identify parts of the cardiovascular system according to the levels of organization. In addition, they trace the path of a blood cell through the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cardiac Hill

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners calculate pulse rates to determine level of exertion. In this human body lesson, students hike up a hill or steep slope and take their pulse. Learners observe their breathing and energy level then record data. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Blood & Heart

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms that pertain to the heart and blood in the human body. There are 51 anatomy and physiology terms located in the word search.
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K12 Reader

It Circulates

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Information about the human circulatory system is featured in a reading comprehension worksheet that asks kids to respond to a series of questions based on the provided article
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Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Designing and Analyzing Data Collected from Wearable Devices to Solve Problems in Health Care

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Wearable devices have become more the norm than the exception. Learners analyze data from a sample device with a regression analysis in a helpful hands-on lesson. Their focus is to determine if there is a connection between temperature...
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Virginia Department of Education

Body Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The human body is an amazing thing! Explore the body with your high school class as they investigate each system in detail. They learn components of each organ system and disease processes that can negatively affect general health and...
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Activity
Green Hope High School

Close Readings from The Tempest + New World Readings

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
What was Shakespeare's intent? That is the question at the heart of a summer assignment designed for AP English Literature. Class members focus on five scenes from The Tempest and compare the interactions of Prospero, Caliban, and...
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Lesson Plan
National Park Service

Aspect, Treeline, and Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Head to the treeline and beyond to examine how this feature of the landscape affects weather and climate, which gives scientists clues about its health. Class members' observations of photographs provide the data that drives the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reproduction and Development

For Students 7th - 11th
Have a sense of humor when discussing human anatomy with your class! Through puzzles and riddles, learners become comfortable with words relating to reproduction and development. They combine mixed up words from the "vocabulary gene...
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PPT
Curated OER

Endocrine System - Hormones

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Use this attractive PowerPoint to introduce all the hormones and their functions to your students. As students view each slide, they should be able to see the relevance of many of the chemicals and their interaction with the human body....
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Does your ELA class need some practice with the specific skills outlined in the Common Core standards? Then this is the perfect resource for you! One in a series of connected lessons that cover the standards for reading literature,...
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Unit Plan
California Polytechnic State University

Australian Geography Unit

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Lord of the Flies Anticipation Guide and Activities

For Students 8th - 10th
“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” Ah, the central question of Lord of the Flies. As part of their study of William Golding's riveting novel, readers complete an anticipation guide and respond to a series of survey questions...
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Worthington City Schools

From Survive to Thrive: What Great Substitute Teachers Do Differently

For Teachers K - 12th
Thinking about signing up as a substitute teacher? Subbing is not for the faint of heart but with the help of the thoughtful advice in a detailed guide, you can develop the skills you need to be a great, professional substitute teacher.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circulatory System,

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the components and physiology of the human circulatory system.
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Curated OER

Science: Put Your Heart into Engineering

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the heart and vascular system and the need for artificial valves. After explaining how heart valves function, they design their own heart valves for experimentation. They predict the speed of fluid flowing through...
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Curated OER

Lightening the Load

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore a study of African women who are able to carry heavy loads by altering their gait; they then conduct experiments that study the relationship between exertion, weight and heart rate.