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- 10th
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Students explore the hormonal systems of body. They identify both exocrine and endocrine glands and their functions. They diagram this system on a picture of the human body in this unit. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students diagram, write about and role play a diagnosis to explain endocrinology, hormones and the endocrine system. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students trace a piece of food through the digestive system. They describe the functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, etc. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the digestive system--the parts and how they interact, the processes involved, etc. They also discuss how astronauts eat in outer space. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students discuss diabetes, it causes, and old and current technology to control the disease. They discuss biomedical engineering and new technology to control the disease. The examine the various types of insulin delivery systems and demonstrate an understanding of each type of delivery system. 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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- 4th - 5th
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Students discuss ways in which agriculture impacts their lives on a daily basis. In groups, they brainstorm ideas that they could possibly write about. They write a rough draft, participate in peer editing and write a final draft of a paper on one of the topics they brainstormed. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the disease of diabetes. They observe research results to graph the trends of diabetes to contribute to the problem of being overweight. They explain in class discussion the physiological changes that occur in the body of a person who has diabetes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students assess their body size using BMI. They calculate their own BMI and determine their percentile rankings on a growth chart. Students discuss how being overweight can put an individual at risk for developing chronic health problems. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the human digestive system. They identify the parts of the human digestive system and describe their basic functions. Students monitor their own digestive systems for normalcy. They discuss how various foods affect their digestive system. Full Review »