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Human Body Series - Respiratory System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Elementary schoolers play a respiratory relay toss in order to take in the respiratory system! They also create their own question cards based on several kid-friendly online articles about breathing and the health of the lungs. They use...
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Texas Heart Institute

Anatomy: How Does the Cardiovascular System Work?

For Teachers 6th Standards
How can the circulatory system compare to a city map? Pupils distinguish the "roadways" and "vehicles" of the cardiovascular system, compare the anatomy and function of veins and arteries, and review different types of blood cells with...
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Teach Engineering

Body Full of Crystals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Your body has lots of crystals, just not any gemstones. The first installment of a three-part unit provides a PowerPoint presentation on crystallization occurring in the human body and about crystallization in general. The resource gives...
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Pearson

Immune System – Guarding Against Disease

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Health fact: Washing your hands is one of the most important ways to protect your body from germs. Share this advice and many other tips for guarding against diseases such as the cold and flu virus with a colorful 73-slide...
PPT
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Muscles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A compact notebook of slides, this presentation describes characteristics of three types of muscle. Most of the slides consist simply of bullet-point facts for each type, although a diagram and information on the structure of skeletal...
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Exploratorium

Skin Shield - Explore the Body’s First Line of Defense Against Pathogens

For Students 6th - 12th
Make pathogens and the body's defense systems come alive for young biologists in a hands-on activity. Investigators model the skin's protection against infection by observing and comparing changes in a punctured tomato and an intact...
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

The Innate Immune System

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
My body is my castle. Pupils learn about the innate immune system in the second lesson plan of a three-part unit on the immune system by comparing the innate immune system to a castle and moat. Groups conduct a simulation where they try...
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Reproduction, Day 1: Reproductive System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Engage Secondary Special Education high schoolers in a developmentally appropriate lesson plan on human reproduction. They review genital anatomy and 5 key components that comprise the reproductive cycle. Perfect for a mild to moderately...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Venn Diagrams: Planets and Dwarf Planets of the Solar System

For Students 6th - 8th
Yes, Venn diagrams are helpful in science, too. Learners use an interactive to classify celestial bodies as having moons, as dwarf plants, as both, or as neither. They answer a set of challenge questions based on the Venn diagrams they...
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Chalkboard Challenge: Science Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Review science vocabulary with your students using this Jeopardy-style PowerPoint. Categories for this game include: Solar System, Plants, Weather, Cells, and Rocks. There are a total of 25 clues; five for each category. 
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Biology: Humans as Organisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine body systems. In this biology instructional activity, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body...
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Organs and What They Do - Lecture

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars read information about the internal organs and body systems. For this organs and systems lesson, students read descriptions of the heart, lungs, stomach, small and large intestine, and liver and gall bladder. Young...
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Doctor, Doctor, Gimme The News

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders work together to develop a health-related experiment to display at the school health fair. Using the human body systems, they use the Internet to research a health problem through a controlled experiment. They are...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Germs: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate personal health issues by discussing germs.  In this contagious disease lesson plan, students identify ways germs infect our bodies and how we can best protect ourselves.  Learners discuss food preparation...
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The Human Heart

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the human heart and the circulatory system. They observe how exercise affects the heart rate and how blood vessels carry blood through the heart and body. Students observe how the blood is carried to and from the...
PPT
Pleasant Valley Community School District

Integumentary System

For Teachers 8th - 10th
This document can be used as a slide show to introduce your human body systems class to the integumentary system, also know as skin. Topics outlined include the roles of skin, details about its its layers, and color (cause and...
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Using Imaginary to Introduce the Endocrine System

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the functions of the endocrine system.  In this body protective systems lesson students identify body reactions, define terms and complete an activity.
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Respiratory System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, young scholars examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.
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Biology: Systems of the Human Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the different systems of the human body and how they work independently and cooperatively. They complete sevral online interactive projects designed to reinforce how the systems work alone and together. Students make...
Worksheet
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Respiration, Circulation, and Excretion

For Students 5th - 6th
In this body systems worksheet, students read information about the respiratory, circulatory, and urinary system and then complete 5 short answer questions.
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The Human Body, Incorporated

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research each body system and writer a letter t Joe, the CEO of the Human Bdy, Incorporated, who is downsizing. In their letter, 2nd graders tell him which body parts to keep as employees.
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Digestion - Part 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the human body by reviewing the digestive system. For this human anatomy lesson, students identify the elements of human digestion by completing two body system worksheets. Middle schoolers read the story What...
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Unlocking the Endocrine System

For Teachers 5th
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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Dem Dry Bones Take Form

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover human anatomy by dancing with a song in class.  In this human body instructional activity, students listen to the song "Dem Dry Bones"  and identify the different parts of a paper human skeleton....

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