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Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

The Human Body

For Teachers 1st
Nothing is more relevant than the study of the human body. A series of 10 human body lessons begins with growth, ends with reproduction, and hits all the major systems in between. Each lesson provides opening and closing activities as...
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Bones, Muscles, and Joints

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
What is the hip bone connected to? Learn about body parts and the human skeleton with a game of Simon Says, skeleton puzzle, and five question quiz.  
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The Human Body Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify features of the human body, explore needs of the human body by explaining the importance of good health in relationship to the body, and study functions and care of the human body and its organs.
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Human Body Series - Bones, Muscles, and Joints

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Strengthen understanding of the musculoskeletal system with a structured lesson! Begin with a discussion of bones, joints, and muscles. Have small groups read assigned articles and watch videos to gather information and then write a...
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Fun Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use the hokey pokey music to teach the names of some of the major bones in the human body. Circle up, put on the music, and put your right radius in. Use this in an anatomy class to spice things up a bit!
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Be Kind to Your Teeth

For Students K - 2nd
What kinds of food can be bad for your teeth? Kindergartners and first graders explore dental health with an interactive science inquiry. Given a choice of foods such as celery, cake, and milk, kids choose which ones are better for their...
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Human Machine

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the human body by conducting an exercise in class. In this human anatomy lesson plan, students view a diagram of the human body and identify the specific bones and joints that allow us to perform specific exercises like...
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Bone Transformations

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a picture from the shape of a bone. In this life science and art lesson, students discuss their bones and their purposes, then use a picture of a bone as a starting point for an artistic transformation. Lesson can be used...
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Bones of The Human Body

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are about the bones of the body and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Knee Joint

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine human anatomy with a focus on the knee joint. In groups, they research the chemical makeup of human bones and explain the different types of joints found in the body. To end the lesson plan, they identify the other...
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Them Bones

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle that name the major bones in the human body. The answers are found at he bottom of the page.
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Bones Wordsearch

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, high schoolers find the words that are related to the terms for the different bones in the human body. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Biomechanics of Sports

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the body's major organ systems and how they function and influence each other. They examine how the human body moves when involved in sports.
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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 lesson plan, students listen to the song "Dem Dry Bones"  and identify the different parts of a paper human skeleton.  Students perform a...
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Skeleton

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students 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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Healthy Field Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Hosting a Healthy Field Day will take a lot of planning and organization, but with a lot of parent participation it can come together very well. The resource describes seven stations of the ten that were presented. Each of these has a...
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Mr. Bones

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the bones of the human body and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Special Senses- Hearing and Equilibrium

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.
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Prosthetic Party

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine human anatomy by creating a prosthetic limb.  In this medical engineering lesson, students view numerous images of prosthetics used in science today and define several medical terms associated with prosthetics....
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Bones

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students find the names of the bones and the answers are accessed by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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My Bones

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students integrate physical activity while studying the names of the bones in the body in a fun game form. They feel the bone in their body as the story talks about it. After doing this, they form a circle and sing the words to the...
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The Inside Story of Muscles, Bones and Exercise

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how they can help their muscles and bones grow strong through the use of physical activity.
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Respiratory System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.
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Handout: Bones, Muscles, and Joints (Grades 9 to 12)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this body movement worksheet, students draw a chain diagram that describes the process of moving a part of the body, including the bones, muscles, joints, and the nervous system.