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Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
Advanced biology pupils name the function of each individual structure on figures of the eye and the ear. They describe the purpose of the skeleton and how it works with the muscles to create movement. Finally, they label a large diagram...
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Human Body Lessons
Students read "The Magic School Bus in the Human Body" and discuss the importance of maintaining a healthy body. They create a hinge and joint paper skeleton, follow the journey of a hamburger through the digestive tract, jump rope and...
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Invertebrate Diversity
Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...
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Engineering Bones
Students identify the features of a prosthetic limb and explain how engineers are involved in the prosthetic design. In this bone engineering lesson plan students describe the design criteria that goes into choosing the materials that...
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Skeleton
Young scholars study the skeleton. In this human body lesson, students draw and label bones in the body by tracing each other and creating a skeleton out of body parts and brass fastners.
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Moving and Growing
Students explore the types of skeletons in various animals. In this skeletal systems lesson, students watch a video clip about skeletons, view a human skeleton, compare the skeletons of humans, chickens and fish, and learn about...
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The Human Body
In this human body worksheet, 6th graders respond to 13 different questions related to parts of the human body. First, they determine how many times the heart beats a minute and the 2 types of blood vessels. Then, students describe the...
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Dinosaur Skeletons
Students investigate the anatomy of a dinosaur, describe its skeleton, and arrange pretend bones using toothpicks, popsicle sticks, tongue depressors, and a variety of wooden beads.
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The Human Skeletal System: Inside and Out
Students investigate the body. In this biology lesson plan, students will learn the basics of the bones in their body and about how they can be injured. Students will participate in a total of seven activities designed to improve their...
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Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones
Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle. For this culture lesson students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.
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Architecture of the Skeleton
Pupils experiment with skeletons. For this bone health lesson, students analyze, construct, and perform comparative investigations with bones. They make inferences about the structure and function of various bones. This lesson includes...
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Skeleton
First graders put a skeleton together and draw the main bones in the body. For this skeleton lesson plan, 1st graders learn about the main bones, and draw 8 out of 10 of them correctly.
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Skeleton and Movement Crossword Puzzle
In this skeleton and movement worksheet, students use the 9 clues to fill in the blanks in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers.
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Eyewitness Dinosaur Video Quiz
In this science instructional activity, students use their notes from the Eyewitness video on dinosaurs to help them select the correct answer for each question. They identify various types of dinosaur fossils found and their specific...
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Human Body Quest
In this biology activity, students describe and name their organ system selected and its major functions. Then they create a diagram of their body system with the major parts and organs labeled. Students also write facts about their body...
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Rat Skeleton
In this biology activity, students match the parts of the rat skeleton with the numbers showing the anatomical positions for the parts.
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Vertebrate Skeletons
In this biology instructional activity, students examine the human skeleton and then classify animal bones according to their similar function.
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Axial Skeleton and Fetal Skull
In this science worksheet, young scholars identify bone groups from a given list. Students list each bone included in the axial skeleton. Young scholars answer questions about specific bones, their location and importance.
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Mole Skeleton Answers
In this anatomy worksheet, students identify and label 24 structures found on a mole skeleton diagram. Answers are provided.
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The Skeleton Within
Fourth graders explore the bones, joints, and other attributes of the skeletal system.
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Broken Bones
Students listen to a lecture on broken bones. They review the proper first aid techniques and practice setting splints on one another. They observe X-rays and animal bones.
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The Skeletal System
Students identify the different parts of the skeletal system. In this biology lesson plan, students put together a skeleton using an interactive website. They evaluate the accuracy of their own answers.
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Science on Skeletal Bones
Students play Simon Says and create paper skeletons. In this skeletal bones instructional activity, students play Simon Says game with bone parts and discuss what builds strong bones. Students construct a paper Skelton.
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Going Places
For this going places worksheet, students read the passages provided and answer the given questions. Students answer questions as it relates to the skeletal system, puberty, and microorganisms.