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Biotechnology
A continuous cascade of information comes through this PowerPoint on biotechnology. The topic is defined, a history is presented, and basic genetic engineering techniques are explained. The topic is covered in an objective manner,...
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Endocrine And Reproductive Systems
Students investigate the hormonal levels that are created with the endocrine system and tie it to the act of sexual reproduction. The lesson discusses how the respiratory system is organized as a comparison to the endocrine system which...
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Genetic Engineering
Here is help with the definitions and biotechnological impacts of genetic engineering. These slides also cover the many products and sociological impacts that have been affected by genetic engineering. A discussion could be started about...
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Using Imagery To Introduce the Endocrine System
Students listen with closed eyes to a story that starts in a relaxed tone and ends in a scream. They list the body reactions they experience: fast heart rate, shaking, etc. and hypothesize the reason for the reactions. They explore the...
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Puberty: Grades 3-5
Students discover the changes their body goes through during puberty by participating in a role-playing activity. Â In this human health instructional activity, students write a description of themselves as if they were a pituitary gland....
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Biochemistry, Secretion, and Transport of Hormones
In this biology worksheet, students look at various steps involved in the biochemistry involved in the use of hormones on the human body.
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Obesity
High schoolers examine how hormones affect different tissues. In groups, they make their own hormone-receptor model and identify the characteristics of tissues that respond to the different hormones. To end the instructional activity,...
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What Turns Seeds On?
Students design, implement, and report a scientific research project using the scientific method. They explain the experiment and its findings through poster, essay , or other presentation method.
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Regulation of Sodium and Water Balance
In this regulation of sodium and water balance worksheet, students read notes about the three major hormones that are involved in regulating sodium and water balance in the body at the level of the kidney. Students view the given diagram...
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The Endocrine Systems
In this endocrine system worksheet, students review the structures and functions of the parts that make up the endocrine system. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank and 6 matching questions.
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Reproduction and Development
In this human reproduction worksheet, high schoolers will review the male and female anatomy and the hormones involved in the development towards sexual maturity. Students will also review the events that occur during the three phases of...
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The Endocrine System
In this endocrine system worksheet, students study and read in a room with the thermostat listening for the furnace sound. They place a thermometer beside the thermostat and observe its reading. Students also record the time and...
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The Endocrine System
For this endocrine system worksheet, students describe the function of each of the glands listed of the endocrine system and label the figure. Then they describe how the endocrine system controls its output of a hormone.
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Endocrine
In this biology worksheet, students find the words that are related to the endocrine system and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The Affects of Hormones on Human Development
Students examine the types of changes they are experiencing during adolescence. As a class, they are introduced to the physical changes in men and women and discover the functions of various glands. In groups, they research the affect...
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Hormones in Tennis Shoes (a.k.a. Teenagers!)
Pupils discuss the stages of bodily change that they have gone through since birth. They watch a web based video to examine how the endocrine system controls some of the changes associated with being teenagers.
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Endocrine Excitement!
Students are divided into a group of hormones and a group of receptors. The hormones have to find their matching receptors, and the pair, once matched, perform a given action. This activity helps students examine the specificity of...
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Unlocking the Endocrine System
Fifth graders use an analogy to the mail delivery system to study the workings of the human endocrine system. They discover the interrelationships between the human body systems while comparing them to engineering communicating with...
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Hormone-Induced Plant Propagation Lab using Carrot Root Cultures
Students evaluate the importance of hormones in living things. In this biology lesson plan, students experiment on carrots to differentiate how humans and plants reproduce. They collect data from experiment to answer analysis questions.
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Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
In this endocrine system worksheet, learners review the structure and function of the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. This worksheet has 20 fill in the blank statements.
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Endocrine System
In this endocrine system worksheet, students compare and contrast the glands associated with this body system plus review the four major classes of hormones. This worksheet has 25 fill in the blank statements.
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Endocrine System
In this endocrine system worksheet, students match the correct gland found in the endocrine system to its hormone and target cell(s). They also describe the actions of each gland and hormone combined together.
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AP BIO ch. 45 Hormones Word Search Puzzle
For this biology worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Hormones Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, learners find the words that are related to the concept of hormones that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.