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Tech Museum of Innovation

Human Body Exhibit

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Explore human anatomy and physiology using models. Scholars study systems of the human body and design a display for a museum exhibit. To complete the activity, individuals create analogous models of their chosen human body systems.
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Other

Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Skeletal System

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can learn about the human skeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include an introduction, organization of the skeleton, appendicular skeleton, and the axial skeleton. Interactive quizzes for each section...
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Other

Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Human Body Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This source offers a great overview of the various systems of the human body. Each part is identified and described on this site by a veteran science professor. Many interactive quizzes are located here as well for students looking to...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Overview of Human Anatomy and Physiology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of human anatomy, the scientific study of the body's structures. It also includes an overview of human physiology, he scientific study of the chemistry and physics of the structures of the body and the ways...
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Human Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the functions, processes, and anatomy of the human body. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Structural Organization of the Human Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Try considering the structures of the body in terms of fundamental levels of organization that increase in complexity: subatomic particles, atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms and biosphere....
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Gas Laws & Human Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity addresses Boyle's Law from a physiological perspective.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Functions of Human Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The different organ systems each have different functions and therefore unique roles to perform in physiology. These many functions can be summarized in terms of a few that we might consider definitive of human life. Learn here about the...
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Other

Get Body Smart: Human Nervous System: Anatomy and Physiology

For Students 9th - 10th
The innovative tutorial investigates the human nervous system. Some topics explored are nerve cells, support cells, neurophysiology, brain, and spinal cord. Visual quizzes are also included.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Next Generation Surgical Tools in the Body

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this unit, students act as engineers who are given the challenge to design laparoscopic surgical tools. After learning about human anatomy and physiology of the abdominopelvic cavity, especially as it applies to laparoscopic...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Requirements for Human Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth and its atmosphere have provided us with air to breathe, water to drink, and food to eat, but these are not the only requirements for survival. Although you may rarely think about it, you also cannot live outside of a certain range...
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Other

Get Body Smart: Respiratory System: Anatomy and Physiology

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can learn about the human respiratory system's structures and functions through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include major zones and divisions, the nose and nasal cavity, the pharynx, the larynx, the trachea and...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Barrier Defenses and Innate Immune Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use this module to learn about the barrier defenses and the immune defense functions of the human body.
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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.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Endocrine System

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, video clips, practice problems, and external assignments, students discover the structure and function of the endocrine system of the human body.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Skeletal System Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site helps you understand the human skeletal system, a body system composed of bones and cartilage that performs critical functions for the human body.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Describe the structures found in the peripheral nervous system and the functions of those parts in the human body.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Thoracic Cage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here all about the thoracic cage, the part of the human anatomy that forms the thorax portion of the body.