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Digestion - Part 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the human body by reviewing the digestive system. For this human anatomy lesson, students identify the elements of human digestion by completing two body system worksheets. Middle schoolers read the story What...
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It All Began With a Bean

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore human anatomy by participating in hands-on activities. In this digestive system lesson, students read the book It All Began With a Bean and discuss the process of food digestion in our body. Young scholars utilize...
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Changing Bodies

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the human body by viewing a movie and asking questions. In this sexual maturation lesson plan, 7th graders identify the ways boys and girls develop into men and women through puberty. Students view a video and...
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What Happens to Our Hearts When We Are Active?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the benefits of a healthy heart through exercise.  In this physical education instructional activity, students participate in a few physical activities in order to get their hearts beating faster.  Students...
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Skin: Skin Prints

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore human anatomy by participating in a print experiment. In this human skin lesson, students define the term "epidermis" and utilize computer paper, pencils, tape and baby wipes to create a print of their own skin. Students...
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Labeling the Body

For Teachers 1st
First graders sing about their body. In this music lesson students sing the songs "I Shake My Thumb" and "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes". After they sing the songs and add different body parts to extend the songs they label a picture...
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Introduction to Digestion: What Happens to a Hamburger?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the human body by analyzing how food is absorbed. In this food digestion lesson, students utilize health vocabulary terms by participating in a guessing game activity. Students discuss their own eating habits and conduct...
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Endocrine System - Hormones

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Use this attractive PowerPoint to introduce all the hormones and their functions to your students. As students view each slide, they should be able to see the relevance of many of the chemicals and their interaction with the human body....
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Homeostasis, Negative Feedback, and Positive Feedback

For Teachers 9th - 12th
So many bodily activities depend on homeostasis! Give learners a solid background to understand the basic process of the human body. Scholars first examine negative feedback loops contributing to body temperature regulation and then a...
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The Skeleton

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Don't be chicken to try a lesson plan that compares the anatomy of birds to humans. Read the background information so you don't have to wing it when it comes to the anatomy of a chicken. Prepare cooked chicken bones by soaking them in a...
PPT
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Louis Pasteur & Germ Theory

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Germ Theory revolutionized the medical industry and our understanding of bacteria and the human body. Presented is a series of facts and history on Louis Pasteur his discoveries and how they changed beliefs in the scientific community....
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Caring for Your Body

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this healthy body activity, students circle the correct answer for the questions about taking care of a human body. Students complete 5 exercises.
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The Skeletal System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the skeletal system. In this anatomy lesson, students measure their bodies to find the approximate length of their bones. They draw and cut out each of the bones and then attach them using brads or glue. 
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The Human Organism

For Teachers 3rd
In this digestion and nutrition lesson, 3rd graders test foods to find their vitamin content. Students test for starch and fats then compare their findings on charts and oral reports. The lesson concludes with a teacher directed...
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Human Embryology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are introduced to the concept of human embryology. Individually, they complete an exercise in which they determine which trait they got from which family member. In groups, they identify and label the reproductive organs...
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Blood and Circulation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Whether you use this to lecture on the circulatory system, or assign it for individuals to view, you will be pleased with this PowerPoint. The author invested a lot of time to make it educational, but also entertaining with humorous...
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The Circulatory System--Part VI

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners outline a body on butcher paper. Students fill in the circulatory system using materials of various textures. Learners decorate all the parts of the circulatory system with art articles, like buttons, yarn, etc.
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Towson University

Looking Into Lactase: Guided Inquiry

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Milk does a body good ... unless, of course, someone is lactose intolerant. Pupils play the role of pharmaceutical scientists in a guided inquiry lab about lactase. Lab groups collaborate to learn more about lactose intolerance, how...
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A Body Dilemma

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore the pros and cons of the selling of body parts in this lesson. A discussion of how personal value systems impact science and research is developed.
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Visible Pulse!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students demonstrate their understanding of Human Body Systems by showing connections between external and internal body structures and how they help humans survive. They use either deductive or inductive reasoning to explain...
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Science – Parts of the Body

For Students K - 2nd
For this parts of the body worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions that require them to reveal whether body parts are part of the head, torso, or limbs. Students also respond to 10 true or false and matching...
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Exploring Human Traits

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore human behavior by participating in a class science game. In this human characteristics activity, students identify different human traits that are passed down by each generation and the purpose each of them have....
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Tongue Map

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore human anatomy by conducting a human senses experiment. In this taste lesson, students identify the main purpose of a tongue and how it enhances our eating habits. Learners utilize baking coca, lemon juice, salt and honey...
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Complicated Machine

For Students 4th - 5th
In this human body as a complicated machine worksheet, students match descriptions of body parts with pictures. An answer key is given. 

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