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Fortified Breakfast
Students reverse engineer a cereal. In this dietary lesson students identify the minerals that the human body needs to function. Students examine how foods are fortified by food engineers. Students find the amount of iron in a cereal by...
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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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Real Life, Your Life: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Students discuss the topic of body image. In this body image lesson, students view a few people's body image thoughts and discuss how to help their people. Students then write a poster and pretend press release, explaining to people...
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How to Write A+ Essays!
This instructional activity, which promises to improve the essays of your middle schoolers, contains a list of characteristics an essay should include. It breaks it down into the introduction, thesis statement, body, etc. There's also a...
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We've Come a Long Way, Baby!
Students study technology and the different reproductive technologies available today. In this human reproductive technology activity students describe how engineers create technologies to improve the health of mothers and babies.
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Biomedical Devices for the Eyes
Students study the structures of the human eye. In this eye device lesson students examine different eye problems and devices that can help to resolve them.
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Breathe In, Breathe Out
Students study the respiratory system, the lungs and air. In this respiratory lesson students describe technologies that engineers have found that improve the health of the respiratory system.
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Circulation
Students define the functions of the circulatory system. In this body circulation lesson students see how engineers have involvement with the circulatory system.
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DNA: The Human Body Recipe
Students describe DNA and the roles in which engineers are involved with the human body. In this DNA lesson students participate in a class demonstration.
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Engineering Bones
Middle schoolers identify the features of a prosthetic limb and explain how engineers are involved in the prosthetic design. In this bone engineering lesson students describe the design criteria that goes into choosing the materials...
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"Get A Life!" Career Exploration Project
Students create a cover letter that they can use. They discuss the type of employment they are seeking. Students discuss the parts of a cover letter, body, and closure. They use a template to make their own cover letters. Students go...
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Visible Speech: A Short Course in the Fundamentals of Writing (Lesson 5)
Of these five slides, two consist of the title and directions; the other three list the parts of an essay and their purpose, as well as how to best begin an essay. In essence, this is a very brief PowerPoint that can be used as a...
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Autopsy Questions
In this autopsy activity students study how an autopsy is performed then answer a series of questions including how the parts of the body are examined.
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Seeing in 3D: Interpreting Two-Dimensional Diagrams of Three-Dimensional Objects
Students hone in on their skills at reading diagrams. In this dimensional activity students collect information on the functions of organs then figure out how all the parts work together.
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The Mind-Body Connection
Second graders learn about the human body. For this biology lesson plan, 2nd graders will begin with the basics of understanding charts and graphs and progress into units that cover the body systems, and mental and emotional health....
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Adolescent Obesity and Susceptibility to Disease
Students understand the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and good health. In this health lesson students read text then create their own pamphlet on the cardiovascular system, weight gain, treatments and health risks.
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The Ultimate Guide: Human Body
Students study the body systems and their functions. In this human body lesson students research the Internet on body systems and write a description of them.
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Students gain a greater comprehension of the anatomy and physiology of the muscular system, the skeletal system and connective tissue by researching joints in the body. They also reflect on the effects of injuries on their joints and...
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Enzymatic Action
Students observe how a cell uses an enzyme to rid itself of a poisonous substance by experimenting with hydrogen peroxide, potatoes, liver and carrots. They record the temperature and changes of the hydrogen peroxide as other elements...
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Butterfly Introduction
First graders create a KWL chart about butterflies and then read a story about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, 1st graders then discuss the life cycle, body, habits, and facts about butterflies as they read.
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How Does the Elbow Work: A lesson in Levers
Students examine levers that exist in the human body. In this body function instructional activity students complete a lab activity that models how the elbow is a third class lever.
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Watch Your Mouth
Students explore the effects of tooth loss to their bodies. In this oral health lesson students complete several activities that help them determine how tooth loss effects nutrition, facial structure and jaw bones.
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Body
In this body worksheet, students answer short answer questions about the functions of basic body parts. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Aging & Body Changes
Students complete several activities that have to do with aging. In this body changes instructional activity students take group averages, measure flexibility and see their changes over time.