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Healthy Heart
Students explore how the heart works, examine pictures of a troubled heart, and discuss how to keep the heart healthy.
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They Don't Just Eat Grass
Young scholars consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. In this Health lesson, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to creating feed...
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Meal Planning
Students study the nutrients found in foods and the food pyramid. For this investigative lesson students will plan a seven day menu built around the food pyramid.
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Respiratory System
In this health worksheet, young scholars examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.
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Biology Chapters 8 & 9
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to systems of the body and cell types. There are 36 biology terms located in the word search.
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Palatal Muscles
In this tongue worksheet, high schoolers complete a crossword puzzle by correctly placing into the puzzle 8 terms associated with the tongue and palate.
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Vocabulary Review Worksheet 9
In this vocabulary synonyms learning exercise, students read 9 sentences and analyze the word in bold type. From four choices, students circle the letter of the word or phrase that means the same.
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The Jiggy Dance
Grapevines, jumps, pivots, stomps and more are moves you will learn in a dance activity. There are quite a few counts to learn and it will take some practice to remember it all. So get out those dancing shoes and find Will Smith's...
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Circulatory System,
Fourth graders study the components and physiology of the human circulatory system.
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More about Arteries, Veins and Capillaries
Students list and describe the purpose/function of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries). They explain how blood flows through the body, and the role of physical activity and how it strengthens the heart.
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Try These Egg-citing Activities to Celebrate Better Breakfast Month!
Have some fun with eggs while learning the health benefits they provide.
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Aerobic Frisbee Golf
Students work cooperatively as a team and accurately throw a Frisbee. In addition, students explore fitness components and different systems of the human body.
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Frog Olympics
Students explore the attributes of amphibians. In this physical frog biology lesson, students discover facts about the muscles of frogs and then play 2 games that require them to move like frogs.
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Clam Anatomy
Students are introduced to the anatomy of the inside and outside of a clam before dissecting the animal. During the dissection, they label and identify the function of each part they see including the outside of the clam. They complete...
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What Structures and Behaviours Can Be Observed in Vinegar Eels?
Students view vinegar eels under a microscope at different magnifications. They use a DigiScope with the camera attachment in place of the eyepiece. Students count the number of thrashing movements in 10 seconds. They repeat this three...
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Food Energy and Nutrients
In this food energy and nutrients instructional activity, students fill in the blank and complete a chart with information about food energy and essential nutrients needed for the body. Using the Nelson text, students complete a chart...
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Energy Tag
Learners explore how the blood flows and carries oxygent from the lungs to the heart and to the body to create energy after participating in chasing, fleeing and dodging activities. They actively move through an obstacle course...
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Creating Fitness Goals
Students create a fitness goal to include one of the following: muscle building, cardiovascular development or healthful diet. They utilize a daily calendar to record progress. They utilize the Internet to research proper ways to reach...
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Breathing
In this breathing worksheet, students will review vocabulary words and topics relating to the lungs and the parts of the breathing system in humans. Students will explore how exercise effects the carbon dioxide that is exhaled. This...
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Diabesity Childhood Epidemic
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are related to the problems of diabetes and obesity. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Aerobic/Anaerobic Respiration
Both aerobic and anerobic respiration are introduced in this succinct PowerPoint. The chemical equations for both are included. The last slides give instructions for a lab activity in which pupils use a gas sensor to measure the...
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Digestive System Quiz
In this digestive system worksheet, students answer 9 questions, 2 of which are multiple choice and 7 are short answer. Included are questions about the process of digestion and the structures of the digestive system.
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Reading Comprehension 1
What can jump 150 times its own length? Fleas! Assign this reading passage to your class, and they'll not only develop reading skills, but they'll learn about fleas. After reading the excerpt, they answer the questions that follow. All...
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EEEK! A Spider!
Youngsters complete a unit of lessons based on the story "Little Miss Muffet." They predict what will happen in the story, and use context clues to look for meaning in the words. They research information about spiders using the Internet...