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The Real Deal on the Digestive System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the digestive system. They observe a short video on the digestive system. Using a Smart Board, 6th graders identify the parts of the digestive system and describe the process. They examine how digestion is dependent...
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Systems of the Human Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students inquire about human anatomy by completing a worksheet. In this body systems activity, students discuss the importance of a self-regulating body and how the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and digestive system all take care of...
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Digestive System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the parts of the digestive system. Using interactive spreadsheet software, students observe, name and describe the function of each part of the digestive system. Learners may work individually or in pairs.
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Body Systems Unit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a unit of lessons on the body systems. They watch the video, Magic Schoolbus Inside the Human Body, trace their bodies and construct the systems on the tracing, simulate the digestive system, and participate in...
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What Happens When You Eat?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore digestion. For this Human Body lesson plan, students participate in six different activities pertaining to the Digestive System. Students gain understanding of digestion through experimentation and investigation....
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Where Does Food Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students understand how their food moves through the digestive system. In this digestion activity, students measure the length of the digestive system from a projection of it. Students draw their own pictures of the digestive system.
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From One End to the Other

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders trace a piece of food through the digestive system. They describe the functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, etc.
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Human Body Corp.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate body systems by participating in a role-play activity. Third, fourth, and fifth graders pretend that they are an organ or system of the human body, and they must write a letter to the body "corporation" discussing...
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Internal Anatomy: A Fun Look At The Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students look at the functions of the body. In this biology lesson plan, students explore the functioning of some body part and construct a "living doll" composed of the body parts discussed.
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Healthy Colon with Good Digestion and Fiber

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders learn about the colon and what it does. For this lesson about digestion and the colon, 6th graders analyze what this organ's job is. Students complete four activities where they explore the importance of fiber, the makeup...
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What's For Lunch? (Digestive System)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars identify components of the digestive system and explain functions. They create and label a diagram of the digestive system. They watch the video "Passage of Food" and perform a proper dissection of a frog. They create a...
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Respiratory System

For Teachers 5th Standards
Explore the respiratory system with a model. First, pupils build a set of lungs to experiment how they inflate and deflate. Then, they delve deeper into the topic with a web quest to discover new information about the nose, trachea, and...
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A Pill with a View

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of potential uses for micro-video technologies. After reading an article, they analyze the development of a new pill-sized camera. In groups, they create a children's book that shows them the various systems of...
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Pump It Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners design a pumping device that will effectively pump fluid through a model "cardiovascular system." They explore the effects of too much and too little pressure on a circulatory system.
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Tales From The Tummy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use creative writing in order to review the digestive system and other various parts of the human body. They write a creative story about a hamburger and the journey it takes during digestion. The lesson includes key words that...
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BOTTOMS UP?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils view a Magic School Bus video that teaches about the digestive system. They create a life-size model of the digestive system.
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Feed Your Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and research the human digestive system and what happens to the food we eat. They read the article, The Passage of Food, participate in an experiment with crackers, and write a paragraph summarizing the function of the...
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Human Anatomy- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the muscular system. In this muscular system lesson, students first draw a realistic representation of their leg or arm bones. Students do several activities to attach these bones to "joints" with string to simulate the...
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The Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the nervous system.  In this anatomy lesson, students identify and define vocabulary related to the nervous system. Students role play the parts of a nervous system and perform an experiment measuring and comparing...
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The Skeletal System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the skeletal system. In this anatomy lesson, students measure their bodies to find the approximate length of their bones. They draw and cut out each of the bones and then attach them using brads or glue. 
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Human Anatomy - How Do We Move?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how blood moves around the body.  In this circulatory system lesson, 5th graders feel their pulse before and after exercise.  Students count their heart rate. Students use the scientific method to record their...
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Human Anatomy- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore the human anatomy. In this respiratory system instructional activity, students conduct an experiment to simulate the capacity of human lungs. 
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Body Systems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this body systems lesson, students work in small groups conduct research to become an 'expert' on one of the 7 body systems. Students present their findings to the class via power point, poster, or song.
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The Food Pyramid and the Human Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the digestive system. In this food pyramid instructional activity students investigate the food pyramid. Students make connections between eating healthy and how it makes them feel.

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