Unit Plan
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: What's Happening to Your Body?

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson plan site focuses on the changes that adolescents go through and delves into their nutritional, physical, and mental health needs.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: Can You Beat Jet Lag

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the human body's need for a normal cycle of dark and light and apply this to an understanding of biological clocks in other animals. Test the effect of light on the development of mealworm larvae into adults.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: That's a Real Smile! .Or Is It?

For Students 6th - 8th
If someone is smiling, it means they're happy, right? Well, not always. Sometimes people smile to be polite, or because they want to "appear" happy or friendly for social reasons. How easy is it to spot which smiles are genuine and which...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Origin of Species

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The creation of a new species is called speciation. Most new species develop naturally. But humans have also artificially created new breeds and species for...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
Handout
Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....