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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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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine data from animal experiments. They watch a Web site mini-documentary to explore how drugs cause long-term changes in the brain. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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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 »
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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
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Students study the components and function of the nervous system. They investigate how engineers design biomedical equipment to assist the nervous system and explain how the five senses are affected during spaceflight. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how hormones affect different tissues. In groups, they make their own hormone-receptor model and identify the characteristics of tissues that respone to the different hormones. To end the lesson, they examine the role that leptin plays in one's appetite. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the function and components of the human nervous system. They listen to a teacher-led lecture and discuss how engineers develop better ways to save and protect the brain from trauma and disease, and answer true and false questions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students to rate themselves on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the happiest) as to how happy they feel and write their rating on a sheet of paper. They explore gelotology (the science of laughter) and its benefits to our social, mental, and physical well-being then read articles on laughter. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students participate in a whole group discussion about their thoughts and feelings surrounding puberty. Students watch a video and view slides in order to describe the bodily changes that occur during adolescence. Full Review »

