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Instructional Video1:30
Nemours KidsHealth

How the Body Works - The Urinary System

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
This preview of the full-length video on the urinary system is not a waste! Though it's short, it succinctly introduces viewers to the roles of the kidneys, ureter, bladder, and urethra. A reading article, quiz, fill-in-the-blank, and...
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Instructional Video9:51
Crash Course

Urinary System (Part 2)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The narrator of this video details the urinary system by looking at how bodies regulate the production of urine and how urine is stored and excreted from the body. The narrator finishes by discussing the nervous system's role in the...
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Instructional Video10:18
Crash Course

Urinary System (Part 1)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Explore the urinary system with your class using the 38th video in a series of 47 on the human body. The narrator teaches about the anatomy, the functions of each organ, and how this system filters blood to get rid of waste and form urine. 
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Instructional Video5:08
Curated OER

Urinary System Structure and Function

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Watch a lecture and presentation of the urinary system's structures and functions. This is a basic overview of the system, giving scientific explanations as an outline is shown on the screen. Help your biologists become familiar with the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Urinary System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this urinary system worksheet, students participate in a lab to describe the overall function of the urinary system and identify from models of the kidney twelve structures found within the urinary system.
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Instructional Video12:21
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Crash Course

The Excretory System: From Your Heart to the Toilet

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Beginning with how different animals excrete waste, this short video moves on to the human excretory system from the kidneys, to capillaries, to the loop of Henle, to the excretion out of the body. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Excretory System

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students discuss what happens to the trash in their home. They talk about what would happen if they didn't remove the trash. Students relate their home trash to the excretory system of their bodies. They label a diagram of the urinary...
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Instructional Video0:10
Curated OER

Renal System, Part 3/4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The parts of the nephron are described in detail. Pictures are drawn to help your visual learners gain understanding of the function of the urinary system. This is the third of a four-part series on the renal system.
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Instructional Video3:58
TED-Ed

Is It Bad to Hold Your Pee?

For Students 7th - 12th
How many times should a person pee a day? Is it a bad habit to hold it? What makes us have to go pee? These questions are answered in an informative video about the urinary system, and the importance of urinating at the first sign of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What a Waste!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the kidney, bladder, and function of the excretory (urinary) system.
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Instructional Video0:10
Curated OER

Renal System, Part 2/4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In part two of the renal system lecture, the functions of the kidneys are explored. X-rays are shown with the kidneys highlighted. The microscopic journey begins with the nephron, and will continue in part three.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Just Passing Through

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils examine the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. They discuss how astronauts go the bathroom in space, examine labeled diagrams of the urinary system, and draw a large scale drawing of the excretory system...
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Lesson Plan
Baylor College

How Much Water Do Humans Need?

For Teachers K - 5th
Physical or life science learners measure the amounts of water eliminated by intestines and the urinary system, and the amounts lost via respiration and perspiration. In doing so, they discover that the body's water must be replenished...
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Instructional Video5:15
TED-Ed

What Causes Kidney Stones?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Could you imagine having a kidney stone the size of a coconut? Viewers learn about the largest kidney stone ever recorded in a video that explains what kidney stones are and how they form. Then, it details multiple procedures to treat or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Do You Have the Guts?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders Name and locate the major internal organs of the human body and the frog. Students virtually dissect a frog and compare organs to the human organs. Students draw illustrations of their learnings.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

The Ratio of Surface Area to Volume

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Demonstrate the ratio of surface area to volume in your high school class by using phenolphthalein, gelatin, and an onion. Intrigue the class by leading a discussion on osmosis and diffusion, then making "scientific jello." Participants...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Urinalysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lab experiment that explains why doctors take urine samples. They participate in a discussion about the urinary system and have already studied the functions of the organs involved in the urinary system along...
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Instructional Video4:51
Curated OER

Urine Formation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A very scientific explanation of urine production is given in this resource. The video zooms to the nephron level in the kidneys and discusses milliosmoles and the loop of Henle. Use this video for an advanced course in medicine or anatomy.
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Instructional Video1:35
Curated OER

Kidney, Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Zoom in on the nephron and see the different parts explained. Function is not touched on, simply the scientific names of structures. Show this to your anatomy class for a good close-up of a nephron.
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Instructional Video1:42
Curated OER

Kidney, Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The different parts of the kidney are pointed out on a model by a teacher. Briefly show your class the components of a kidney with this clip.
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Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Body Full of Crystals

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your body has lots of crystals, just not any gemstones. The first installment of a three-part unit provides a PowerPoint presentation on crystallization occurring in the human body and about crystallization in general. The resource gives...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Kidney Disease

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment to determine information about kidney function. In this kidney function lesson, students use the scientific method to experiment with eggs, water, salt, sugar, and vegetable oil to simulate kidney function. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lending a Helping Hand

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars research the work of North American NGOs and select one to support with a financial contribution as a class. In this philanthropic research lesson, students consider the work of Benjamin Franklin, defining good...

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