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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Breathe In, Breathe Out

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students are introduced to the respiratory system, the lungs and air. They learn about how the lungs and diaphragm work, how air pollution affects lungs and respiratory functions, some widespread respiratory problems, and how engineers...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Digestion Simulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
To reinforce students' understanding of the human digestion process, the functions of several stomach and small intestine fluids are analyzed, and the concept of simulation is introduced through a short, introductory demonstration of how...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: My Mechanical Ear Can Hear!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars are introduced to various types of hearing impairments and the types of biomedical devices that engineers have designed to aid people with this physical disability.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biomedical Devices for the Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the structure and function of the human eye, learning some amazing features about our eyes, which provide us with sight and an understanding of our surroundings. Students also learn about some common eye problems and the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Medical Instrumentation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will discuss the special considerations that must be made when dealing with the human body, and will gain an appreciation for the amazing devices that have improved our quality of life. They will also explore how 'Form Fits...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Blood Clots, Polymers and Strokes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the circulatory system with an emphasis on the blood clotting process, including coagulation and the formation and degradation of polymers through their underlying atomic properties. They learn about the...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Lung Toxicology Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module will help you understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory organs, primarily the lungs. You will learn about lung development, respiratory toxicology, secondhand tobacco smoke, asthma, and lung...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: A Comparative Approach to Animal Dissections (A Phylogenic Study)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology inquiry lab, students study evolutionary relationships by making observations of preserved animal specimens, developing a question, then investigating by dissecting the specimens provided. This comparative approach offers...
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Stanford University

Sea Urchin Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Free, downloadable images on a variety of topics related to urchin development, anatomy and physiology. Useful for teaching, worksheets and reports.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:kamchatka: Land of Abundant Salmon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Identify the three main groups of fishes and identify external and internal bony fish anatomy and physiology. Examine the Kamchatka ecosystem and the role of salmon in the food web, and describe the salmon spawning cycle.
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Other

Whitman College: Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
A supplement to lab dissections exploring introductory mammalian anatomy and physiology, for a fetal pig.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Virtual Knee Replacement Surgery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery. Great lesson for an Anatomy and Physiology class with a focus on the Skeletal System.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Amazing Heart Facts

For Students 6th - 8th
This feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" highlights facts about the heart, including its size and placement, and will help you to understand the importance of this wondrous organ in our bodies.
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Able Media

The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Technical but fascinating Classics Technology Center site gives evidence from papyri, art, and burial remains about the medical abilities and advancements of ancient Egypt. Includes reports of polio and tuberculosis.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Determining Age of Horses by Their Teeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Can the age of horses be determined by looking at their teeth? Yes it can and this competent site explains how to do it.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Do You Have the Strength?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this activity, students squeeze a tennis ball to demonstrate the strength of the human heart. Working in teams, they think of ways to keep the heart beating if the natural mechanism were to fail. The goal of this activity is to get...
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Other

The Dinosaur Museum

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Dinosaur Museum is located in Blanding, Utah. Use this site to learn all about the exhibits and dinosaur information.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Walk, Run, Jump!

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students participate in a series of timed relay races using their skeletal muscles. The compare the movement of skeletal muscle and relate how engineers help astronauts exercise skeletal muscles in space.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Beat Goes On

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students learn about their heart rate and different ways it can be measured. Students construct a simple measurement device using clay and a toothpick, and then use this device to measure their heart rate under...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Just Passing Through

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson helps students explore the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. Students learn how engineers design instruments to help people when kidneys are not functioning properly or when environmental conditions...
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EL Education

El Education: Autumn Helena Washington Hawn

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This Character File (CF) was created by a 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a learning expedition on Deaf Culture. Students did fieldwork at four schools for the Deaf, including overnight exchange visits; all...
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Other

Gardellini: Sports Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in Sports Medicine? The Sports Medicine site offers information on careers in this field, college programs, events, fitness/excercise, health/wellness, sports injury, and professional associations.
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DLTK

Kid Zone: Sharks

For Students 3rd - 8th
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.
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Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.

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