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Lesson Plan
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

My Life—My Reproductive Health

For Students 6th - 8th
Keep learners informed about their options and rights when it comes to their sexuality. An in-depth lesson plan guides teenagers through a discussion on sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, and emotional consequences to having...
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Instructional Video8:59
Bozeman Science

Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The human reproductive system contains the largest (egg) and smallest (sperm) cells in the human body. It's time for scholars to review the differences between asexual and sexual reproduction. The instructor reminds them how meiosis...
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Lesson Plan
King County

Reproductive System

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's every health and science teacher's favorite subject to cover: the reproductive system. This comprehensive lesson introduces adolescents to the reproductive anatomy of men and women with the help of a series of diagrams, discussions,...
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Curated OER

Reproduction, Day 2: Pregnancy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Nearly all students 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 developmentally...
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Instructional Video2:18
Curated OER

Human Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Three-dimensional animation zooms in on human development as it begins in the female ovaries. The animated egg changes and forms as you watch it travel down the fallopian tube into the uterus.
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Lesson Plan
Advocates for Youth

What is Sexuality?

For Students 7th - 12th
Set the record straight with a series of health-related lessons that discuss human sexuality. Over the course of 11 group and individual activities, learners discover biological, emotional, and social facts about sexuality. 
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Instructional Video1:46
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Human Chromosomes

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Learn a little about what makes humans unique. Young scholars view a video lesson as an introduction to chromosome pairs. Images show pairs of chromosomes including the XX or XY sex chromosome combinations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2007

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Environmental science enthusiasts show what they know at the end of the year by taking this full-fledged final exam. They answer multiple choice, graph interpretation, and essay analysys questions, 73 of them in all. Topics range from...
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Lesson Plan
King Country

Lesson 22: Reproduction - Day 4: Sexual Decision-Making

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This fourth instructional activity on sexual decision-making helps class members identify issues that should be considered before engaging in a sexual relationship. In addition, different types of sexual expression are discussed. The...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 23: Reproduction - Day 5: Birth Control

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students with mild to moderate disabilities discuss human reproduction and the importance of preventing pregnancy. They review reproductive anatomy, sexual decision making, and what birth control is. The lesson concludes with a...
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Lesson Plan
Nemours KidsHealth

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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Instructional Video19:51
Khan Academy

Variation in a Species

For Students 10th - 12th
If there are no extenuating environmental factors to ensure competition in a species, then variation is achieved by random mutation. This resource may be more useful after viewers are introduced to the concepts of alleles and the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Endocrine And Reproductive Systems

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils investigate the hormonal levels that are created with the endocrine system and tie it to the act of sexual reproduction. The lesson discusses how the respiratory system is organized as a comparison to the endocrine system which is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Happens in the First Nine Months?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore human development using Internet resources that contain text, drawings, photos, and video about human development. They research a trimester of pregnancy then create drawings to show what is happening to the fetus during...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Embryo Development and Birth Defects

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Open this lesson with a discussion on birth defects. Break the class into groups to visit a website and learn about what happens at each stage of human embryo and fetal development. Assign each group a particular birth defect to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reproduction, Day 1: Reproductive System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Engage Secondary Special Education young scholars in a developmentally appropriate lesson on human reproduction. They review genital anatomy and 5 key components that comprise the reproductive cycle. Perfect for a mild to moderately...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reproduction, Day 3: Parenthood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Reproduction can result in parenthood. Discuss the pros and cons, responsibility, and possible results of sexual intercourse. Intended for a secondary special education class, this lesson is developmentally appropriate for mild to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2009

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Emerging ecologists need a full understanding of life, from the inner workings of a cell to the complex relationships among organisms. This examination is meant to assess high schoolers after an entire year course on the living...
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Lesson Plan
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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Instructional Video6:05
California Academy of Science

Coral Reefs and Climate Change

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet more than 25 percent of marine life lives in coral reefs. A colorful, engaging video describes the health of coral reefs and why the formations matter. The first lesson in a...
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Instructional Video4:31
Curated OER

Fetal Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In vitro and sonogram pictures from four through thirty-seven weeks are shown in a slide show as music plays in the background. Baby and toddler pictures wrap up the presentation. Incredible imaging is captured and displayed in this...
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Instructional Video0:54
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

X Inactivation

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Have you ever wondered why calico cats have such a colorful coat? The process of X inactivation is an interesting phenomenon in females that drives the physical appearance of individuals. Viewers of an intriguing video connect knowledge...
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Nature League

Is That Ostrich Flirting With Me? - From A to B

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What prompts an ostrich to perform its courtship dance ... for humans? The fourth and final installment in a Reproduction video series examines the importance of animal courtship behaviors, as well as the research that revolves around...
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Instructional Video3:56
Teacher's Pet

Formation of Gametes

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The smallest cell in a human body is sperm while the largest cell in a human body is an egg. The video discusses the formation of gametes from a scientific perspective. It includes the process of spermatogenesis, oogenesis and concludes...