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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify features of the human body, with focus on digestive system, explore the needs of the human body by explaining importance of good health in relationship to the body, and examine functions and care of the human body and its organs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify features of the respiratory system, explore the needs of the human body by explaining the importance of good health in relationship to the body, and examine functions and care of the human body, its structure, and its organs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify the following organ systems in the human body and state their functions: muscular, skeletal, circulatory, respiratory, digestive. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students demonstrate how the human body is made up of different systems whose functions are related. They trace their bodies on butcher block paper and put in at least five of the body systems in the appropriate area of the body. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students research each body system and writer a letter t Joe, the CEO of the Human Bdy, Incorporated, who is downsizing. In their letter, students tell him which body parts to keep as employees. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the body systems. They watch the video, Magic Schoolbus Inside the Human Body, trace their bodies and construct the systems on the tracing, simulate the digestive system, and participate in various demonstrations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students, through teacher lecture and class discussion, explore the three different types of muscles in the human body and the effects of microgravity on these muscles. They explain what happens to muscles in outer space and describe the importance of exercising both on Earth and in outer space. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the three types of muscles in the human body and how astronauts need to exercise in order to lessen muscle atrophy in space. They define key vocabulary terms, listen to a teacher-led lecture, and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate the dissection of mussels. They discuss the body funtions important for living things and review the major body systems. They observe bivalves, record their observations, and share them. They dissect the bivalves and compare them to human body systems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students explore how the human body maintains a stable internal condition as the immune system fights off an infection. They measure and compare their own body temperature to the average class temperature then view a Quicktime video that describes the function of fever. Full Review »

