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The Heart of the Matter

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Upper elementary pupils learn about the blood transportation system and anatomy of the human heart. They fill in an outline of the human heart  (not included) focusing on the flow of blood to and from the heart. Using stethoscopes,...
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The Human Body

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Every moment, the systems in your body are working together to keep you breathing, standing, and thinking. Elementary schoolers explore the human body and its systems with an impressive, 15-page lesson plan that should leave your...
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Maintaining the Internal Environment

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Explore homeostasis in animals with this all-encompassing worksheet. Advanced biology pupils consider a variety of mechanisms for maintaining internal conditions such as temperature and waste products. Eighteen short-answer questions...
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The Digestive System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use the Internet to examine the human digestive system. Using a diagram, they identify and explain the functions of each organ involved in the digestion process. They complete an online activity as well to end the lesson.
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Regulating the Internal Environment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This presentation begins with the many problems multicellular organisms which rely on diffusion encounter. There are many diagrams of mammalian organ structures, and they are labelled with their relevant functions. This an excellent...
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Male Reproductive System

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young pupils are introduced to the male reproductive system, the process of reproduction and conception through worksheets, discussion, and instructional guidance. 
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Biology: Humans as Organisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine body systems. In this biology lesson, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body systems.
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Life Science: Exploring Our Human Bodies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the concept of the human body. They complete a variety of activities concerning the function of various organs. They listen to their heartbeat with a stethoscope, examine how muscles work during a game of tag, and play...
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Circulation and Respiration: Vital Signs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What do your vital signs tell your doctor? An engaging hands-on lesson has your learners monitor their own lung capacity, blood pressure, and heart rate. They then connect the vital measures to the workings of the circulatory and...
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Response to Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
An extensive investigation of the Earth's climate changes awaits your environmental science classes. This top-notch presentation begins by looking at the history of Earth's climate and then predicts the impact on each major terrestrial...
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The Digestive Dance

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read food labels to compare healthy verses non healthy food and then use diagrams to create a poster of the digestive system. In this food lesson plan, students move the food down the digestive track along the digestive system.
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Utah Open Textbook: 7th Grade Science

For Students 7th Standards
Physical and biological factors affect everyday living. Scholars explore electromagnetic forces, motion, the rock cycle, and geological changes. They examine cells as the building blocks of life and how organisms reproduce using images...
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How Cells Harvest Energy

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Survey the metabolism process from respiration through the production of the ATP molecule with this seven page AP biology worksheet. Pupils write short answers on the lines provided and label a diagram of the cellular respiration...
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Trembling, Spewing Earth: Impacts on Human Activity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study to identify patterns in earthquake activity and impacts on human behavior. They also develop plans to cope with such natural disasters.
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Teaching Neuroanatomy through Schematic Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the parts and function of a neuron. They explain and illustrate the levels and functions of the nervous system including neurons and the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems. They analyze and diagram the Lobes and...
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Regulation - Human Nervous and Endocrine Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore homeostasis within the nervous and endocrine system with this Smart Board activity. In this biology lesson plan, students will fill in the know and want to know sections of a KWL chart as a class using a...
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The Excretory System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this excretory system worksheet, students describe the functions that the organs of the urinary system perform and what happens when the kidneys do not work properly. Students also name the excretory organs of the body and explain why...
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Your Digestive System

For Students 9th
In this digestive system instructional activity, 9th graders describe the function of each organ listed that aid in the digestion of food. Then they label each organ on the diagram given at the bottom of the sheet.
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Circulatory System

For Students 5th - 10th
In this circulatory system worksheet, students use an internet program to observe the circulatory system and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 21 short answer questions.
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The Respiratory and Urinary System

For Students 5th - 12th
In this body systems worksheet, learners read information about the processes involved in the respiratory and urinary systems. Students then answer 1 short answer and 2 multiple choice questions.
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The Nervous System and the Effects of Drugs

For Students 5th - 12th
For this nervous system worksheet, students read information about how the body receives and sends out information through the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Endocrine Review Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting with a diagram of the kidneys and urinary tract of the human, this sheet has questions about excretion, blood concentrations of hormones, gland feedback mechanisms and the effects of some hormones.
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Regulation - Human Nervous and Endocrine Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a KWL graphic organizer to stimulate schema and demonstrate their knowledge of the nervous and endocrine systems. They view a movie, "Biologix: The Neuroendocrine System." Students complete a Venn Diagram as a...
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It May Be Yucky, But Someone Has To Teach It. . .

For Teachers 4th
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.