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Nemours KidsHealth

Puberty: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
With puberty comes lots of changes to one's body. Scholars explore those changes with two lessons that examine the role of the pituitary gland and hormones. In the first lesson, pupils take on the role of the pituitary gland, write a...
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Curated OER

Physiology of Reproduction

For Teachers 8th - 12th
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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University of Minnesota

Makes Me Sweat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Never let them see you sweat ... unless you can't help it! Scholars design an experiment to determine the effects of stress on the body. They monitor sweat production under different conditions and relate the response to the function of...
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Curated OER

Your Five Senses

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify the five senses. In this biology instructional activity, students participate in an experiment and use their five senses to identify various substances.
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Baylor College

Food for the Brain

For Teachers 6th - 12th
With a couple of neat diagrams on student handouts, your life science or health class will examine the contents and serving sizes of healthy foods. They dissect a slice of pizza and scrutinize the nutritional value of its components in...
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Baylor College

Post-Assessment: Brain Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
If you have implemented this fabulous brain chemistry unit in its entirety, you should have saved the pre-assessment quizzes from day one. In this assignment, individual learners go back over their original answers, and correct any...
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Curated OER

Reproduction, Day 2: Pregnancy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Nearly all young scholars have seen pregnant women and may have questions about human development. Intended for secondary students with mild to moderate mental disabilities, this lesson defines the process of pregnancy  in a...
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Curated OER

Do You Have the Guts?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders Name and locate the major internal organs of the human body and the frog. Students virtually dissect a frog and compare organs to the human organs. Students draw illustrations of their learnings.
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Curated OER

Changing Bodies

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the human body by viewing a movie and asking questions. In this sexual maturation instructional activity, 7th graders identify the ways boys and girls develop into men and women through puberty. Students view...
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Curated OER

Skeletal and Muscular Systems Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students answer 17 clues about vocabulary related to the human skeletal and muscular systems.
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Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this interactive human biology worksheet, students view an illustration of the digestive system and drag the 12 appropriate parts of the digestive system to the correct boxes.
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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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Curated OER

Nervous System

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this biology learning exercise, students find the words in the puzzle related to the nervous system. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Hormone Secretions from the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are consistent with the hormone secretions of the nervous system and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Muscular System

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health learning exercise, students find the words that describe the aspects of the muscular system. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Circulatory System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health instructional activity, middle schoolers find the words that are part of the circulatory system and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this science instructional activity, students read a description of the digestive system and analyze a diagram. The instructional activity includes information about the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and the small and large intestines.
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Skin as an Organ

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to human skin as an organ of the body with many roles, functions and interactions with other organs. They investigate the integumentary system in groups and complete a worksheet with their findings.
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No Bones About It

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars conduct Internet research on the different parts of the skeletal system. Then they create a model arm that demonstrates how muscle and bone work together to create movement.
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The Domino Effect

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students model the transmission of neural impulses with dominoes. In this nervous system lesson, students construct a device with dominoes. They use the device to model the way a nerve impulse is propagated from dendrite to axon.
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Curated OER

Coping with Changes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build on knowledge of brain and nervous system in order to write about how their nervous systems help them cope with change in environment. Students navigate online sites to explore different parts of brain and nervous system.
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Curated OER

Whst Makes You Tick?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the major organs of the circulatory system. In this circulatory system lesson, 11th graders create, identify and describe parts of the system. Students view a list of major organs and predict what their job is....
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River of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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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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