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Organ Music

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Middle and high schoolers solve a riddle about the appendix, and explore the paradox surrounding this organ. They research other human body organs to create a paper model of the human body, and write riddles highlighting identifying...
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Curated OER

All About Blood and the Heart (Human Body for Children)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this anatomy activity, students learn about the heart and it's characteristics. Students monitor their heartbeat in an experiment and then answer a series of questions about what they found.
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Curated OER

From Human Skeletons to Owl Pellets to Paleontology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore about the function of the skeleton and comprehend the names of the bones of the human skeleton. They compare bones of the human skeleton to a dinosaur skeleton and graph to compare these bones. Students sort bones to...
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Curated OER

Body Systems in Action

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, create a short skit that shows how body systems work together.
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Curated OER

My Body

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts/science worksheet, students study a diagram of a person. Students label the indicated body parts. There is no word bank, but the first letter of each part is given.
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Baylor College

Heart Rate and Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teach your exercise enthusiasts to read their pulse rate at the radial artery and multiply by four to calculate beats per minute. Learners perform a variety of activities, recording their heart rates after one minute of each. Though...
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Curated OER

Human Biology Muscle Word Search

For Students 10th - 11th
In this word search worksheet, students locate 33 words related to human biology. Words include fiber, synergists, and stationary.
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Montana Office of Public Instruction

Eat Smart Be Smart

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
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...
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Curated OER

Biology: Humans as Organisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine body systems. In this biology instructional activity, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body...
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Curated OER

Human Organ Systems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this human organ systems worksheet, students write the organ system that is described in the first 5 sentences. Students match the body parts to the organ system and write them in the chart.
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Curated OER

How Body Parts Work

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this body parts worksheet, students draw a smiley face if the sentence correctly states a fact about a body part. Students draw a sad face if the sentence is incorrect. Students look at the pictures and list 3 body parts that are...
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Curated OER

The Bone Known

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore the human skeleton. In this biology lesson, students view a diagram of the human skeleton and identify the names of bones. Learners define the role bones play in protecting the human body and construct a paper skeleton...
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Natural Born Robots: Body Builders

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students perform activities to explore how their arm works and what muscles are involved. They view animated comparisons of human and robotic arms. Students create a model of the human arm.
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Curated OER

Life Cycle- The Human Body

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the life cycle of the human. In this human life cycle lesson, 7th graders discuss the many different stages of the human life cycle. Students use pictures from magazines to create a representation of the human...
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Curated OER

Your Body: Bacteria Incubator

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the benefits and harm caused by bacteria in the body. In this biology lesson, students observe bacterial growth in the lab. They explain why anti-bacterial soap may not be beneficial for the human body.
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Curated OER

Body Systems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this body systems lesson, students work in small groups conduct research to become an 'expert' on one of the 7 body systems. Students present their findings to the class via power point, poster, or song.
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Curated OER

Your Amazing Body

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the different body systems and how they are interdependent on each other.  In this body systems lesson plan students draw the body and its parts. 
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Curated OER

Metaphor: Parts of the Body

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this metaphor--parts of the body worksheet, learners participate in describing parts of the body by utilizing metaphor phrases for a stronger description of key terms.
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Fortified Breakfast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students reverse engineer a cereal. In this dietary lesson plan students identify the minerals that the human body needs to function. Students examine how foods are fortified by food engineers. Students find the amount of iron in a...
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Forest Foundation

The Nature of Trees

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young botanists examine the different parts of tress and then draw parallels between the functions of these parts and the function of parts of the human body. 
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Baylor College

Pre-Assessment Activity: What Do You Know About Microbes?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In an introductory lesson, youngsters take a pre-assessment quiz, get a grasp of a gram of mass, and then estimate the mass of microorganisms that live within a human body. Using Glo Germ™, a material that allows you to simulate the...
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Exploratorium

Pupil

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Give pupils a magnifier, a mirror, and a flashlight so that they can examine their own pupils. As they shine a light on their eyes, the light is shone on how this structure dilates and contracts to control how much is allowed into the...
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Baylor College

Neurotransmitters Contain Chemicals

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Human body systems students play a card game, "Locks & Keys" in order to learn that neurotransmitters carry a message from one neuron to another by fitting into a receptor site on the receiving nerve cell. While this activity can...
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Baylor College

Challenge: Microgravity

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
What a festive way to examine what happens to the heart in different gravitational situations! Small groups place a water-filled balloon in different locations (on a table top, in a tub of water, and held in a vertical position), drawing...

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