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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students label parts of a dicotyledon seed by function as well as by proper names. They compare and contrast a dry bean versus a rehydrated bean, both lima and red kidney. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students investigate the structure and function of the excretory system of the human body. Breathing, sweating, and urinating are explored as important components of the system. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the kidney donation process and make ethical decisions as various stakeholders in specific case studies. They decide which candidate should receive a kidney donation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the functions of the kidney. They discover how engineers design instruments to help people with kidney problems. They analyze the role of the dialysis machine in the world today. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together filtering different substances through a screen to represent the kidney. They discover the size of the filter is what decides what is filtered out. They examine how engineers design different filters to improve one's way of life. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students identify the structures and fuctions of the kidney. They explain how the kidney's functions regulate other organs in the body. They practice using new vocabulary as well. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. They discuss how astronauts go the bathroom in space, examine labeled diagrams of the urinary system, and draw a large scale drawing of the excretory system with chalk outside and walk through the drawing and explain how the different parts work. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate how kidneys function. They discuss how a dialysis machine works, and conduct an experiment in which they filter different substances through a plastic window screen, various sizes of hardware cloth, and poultry netting to analyze how the excretory system functions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students model the excretory system. They design an appropriate diet and describe the effects and benefits on body functions. They illustrate the parts and describe the functions of the organs of the excretory system including kidneys, liver, and urinary bladder. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students plant bean seeds along with "magic" jelly beans and measure their growth over a six week period. After listening to various Jack and the Beanstalk stories, they act it out and then draw pictures of natural resources needed for plants to grow. Full Review »
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