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- 6th - 12th
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Students study the livers parts and functions then follow a lab experiment to watch first hand how the gut uses bile to physically break down fatty substances into smaller pieces. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students learn problem solving methods by reading articles to discover how liver recipients are determined, discussing the articles, and role playing being part of a surgical team which must decide which patients should receive a liver transplant. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the human circulatory system in this unit of fourteen lessons. The heart, capillaries, blood, arteries, veins, and blood cells form the basis of this unit. The research and work of iam Harvey is investigated. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the effects of specific enzymes on samples of liver tissue, muscle tissue (chicken), apples, and potatoes. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students complete various exercises and activities as they examine the procedures involved in organ transplants and the ethical issues surrounding organ donations. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students perform an experiment to determine how different salt concentrations affect the liver's ability to break down toxic hydrogen peroxide. They record and average their data which is then graphed. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students extract DNA from animal liver cells. They separate, collect and describe the appearance from the extracted DNA while role playing as an intern in a city's forensics. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students analyze how the digestive system works by taking the food we eat and breaking it down for our bodies to use for various reasons. They list the major components of the digestive system and draw a diagram. They explain how astronaunts have challenges when it comes to eating in space. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students research the Internet to find information about how alcohol effects the liver. They talk about how alcohol consumption affects behavior and write a report with the research information. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students analyze the functions of the liver related to the human body. They compare and contrast when the liver is functioning properly or not. They study the factors that cause the liver not to function properly due to alcohol. Full Review »