Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Turtle Sightings

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research turtles and the ways they have adapted to their marine environment. They work in groups and publish their findings using SiteMaker a web-authoring tool.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cloze Passage: Muscles

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cloze worksheet, students read a passage and fill in blanks with words from a word list. The passage is about muscles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Could You Visualize the Importance of Education

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers view different pieces of art from artist Candida Alvarez. They discuss what the art means to them. They create their own mobiles showing what they would like out of their education.
Worksheet
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K12 Reader

It Circulates

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Information about the human circulatory system is featured in a reading comprehension worksheet that asks kids to respond to a series of questions based on the provided article
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marijuana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the main parts of the body that are affected by using marijuana.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils compare sedentary lifestyles to active lifestyles. In this health lesson, students discuss the implications of different kinds of lifestyles, complete a worksheet, then participate in a physical activity.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do the Lungs Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body's cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiopulmonary Sys Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text along with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems, students discover how the structures of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together and function as one. Provides lots of...
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: What Are the Lungs?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find excellent information about the human lungs, and how they contribute to the gas exchange process for the body. Inside, find detailed illustrations and a short, narrated animation of the respiratory system at work.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Take the Plunge

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the positive effects of swimming. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Habits of the Heart: About Your Lungs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about your lungs by viewing animations and interactives of the respiratory system and actually see your lungs at work.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Smoking Hurts the Lungs and Heart

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage includes six reasons why people should not smoke. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Questions are provided as supplements to the passage.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Smoking Hurts the Lungs and Heart

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the damage smoking does to the body. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in determining the author's purpose.