Welcome! Sign In or Try it Free!
Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
- Rating
Students move about the room for 5 minutes, using pipettes/droppers to exchange fluids with at least 3 people. They are advised not to spill any liquid. Droppers are collected in a large beaker, and students return to desks while holding tubes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
- Rating
Students explore how viruses atack the body and how the body's immune system defends the body from attack. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
- Rating
Students view a Reading Rainbow video on germs and discuss microbial diseases. They grow cultures of Staphylococcus aureus and then estimate and graph the count for their own bodies and those of the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
- Rating
Students view a video that presents how viruses attack the body and how the body's immune system responds. They simulate the spread of an infectious disease and establish the identity of the original carrier. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students create a list of signs the human body gives during threatening weather conditions. They investigate the causes and conditions of dehydration, overheating, and hypothermia. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
- Rating
Students discuss communicable and non-communicable diseases, and how germs travel from person to person through the air, on objects, in body fluids, and on animals and insects. They take a short quiz. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
- Rating
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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
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 veins, capillaries, and arteries. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students simulate the transfer of body fluids by using pipettes to exchange a small amount of liquid between cups with three other students. They track those students with whom they exchanged solutions by writing their names on paper. They draw a pyramid effect of the spread of the infection within the classroom. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students explore the concept of body composition through a hands on activity. Working in groups, they create a body model using objects found in gym class. Students calculate the percentage of elements in the body they have composed. Full Review »
Link to This
Email This
Share