How do muscles move bones? Find out using a built-in-class model. Pupils construct a hand model with paper and string, then follow a series of directions to explore the movement process. Discover additional information about the muscular...

Get children's blood pumping with this primary grade lesson on the human heart. After learning about the important role this muscle plays in the human body, students monitor their heart rates and discover the importance of...

In this ESL body parts worksheet, students enhance their vocabularies by first tracing, then printing, and finally writing the body part vocabulary words on the lines.

In this ESL body parts matching worksheet, 3rd graders match the picture of a numbered body part with its name. They see a clip art picture of body parts such as the tongue, toe, nose, and neck which they match to the word that names...

In this ESL verb worksheet, students read 30 verbs and categorize them according to the body part used. Example: type (hands).

Students identify the muscles and body motions of the human body. In this physiology lesson plan, students participate in different body motions to discover and explore the muscles that they use in their arms. Students discuss the names...

Candy rocks! A sweet lesson offers a different take on the rock candy experiment. Groups use a supersaturated sugar solution to create rock candy. Pupils then add other ingredients to the solution to test their effect on the...

What do electrical currents have to do with an MRI? Using a simple wire setup and a magnet, class members explore forces used in an MRI by investigating the magnetic force acting on a wire carrying a current. 

Students explore the composition and function of blood through a variety of media and hands-on experiences. This lesson is a very good introduction to blood and the circulatory system.

Students illustrate a schematic circulatory system of a human body including heart, lungs, arteries, veins and capillaries. Next, students conduct an experiment to increase understanding of the relationship between heart rate/pulse and...

Students explore digestion. In 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. Students...

Fourth graders study the names and parts of the excretory system in this hands-on activity. They use common items to make a model of the system.

Did you realize the visible light spectrum is less than three percent of the electromagnetic spectrum? A hands-onlesson includes five activities and experiments for scholars to explore and discover many advanced science concepts. They...

Enzymes play a role in almost every function in the human body. Scholars explore three variables related to the use of enzymes. They observe a catalase reaction, experiment with substrates, and examine reactions rates. 

Looking for authentic hands-on nutritional experiments? High schoolers will perform experiments to test for the presence of vitamin C in several solutions as well as the effect of caffeine on Daphnia. They will also consider the...

Students create a big book self portrait of the human body. Inside, students illustrate pictures of the major organs, label, and paste them inside the big book.

Students participate in hands-on activities to explore the endocrine system. Students research and write about the endocrine system to demonstrate their knowledge. Handouts and worksheets are included in the lesson.

Seventh graders examine the basic functions of the human body and see how changing demands affect our bodies.  In this human organism lesson students participate in several activities that are about the human body and our digestion,...

Second graders examine human body movements by measuring the choreography of a dance.  In this physical education instructional activity, 2nd graders participate in a creative dance which is based on specific movements of each limb,...

Students compare and contrast key skeletal differences between chimpanzees and humans: brain size, teeth, hand and thumb, trunk, pelvis, lower limb, foot and big toe. They then sort and group a set of mixed "fossil bones" of chimpanzee...

Learners study bone size, structure and shape. They use various geometrical shapes to make a skeleton and produce a poster depicting the skeletal system and its functions. They arrange the pictures into the five sections, glue on...

Students identify the main parts of the human body. In this human body vocabulary lesson, students trace each other's body outline on butcher paper and label the parts of the body. Students define what each body part does. This lesson is...

Students learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. In this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students explore the mouth, where digestion begins.

Seventh graders listen to a poem about how a teen feels not understanding what is happening inside his body. In this health lesson, 7th graders label the endocrine glands and put sex characteristic cards in the order they think they...