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Body Parts

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Students discuss the importance of systems of the human body and ways each has its own function while relying on the others. Students work in groups to research their assigned system. They complete a report. Students take virtual tours through the human body and its systems.

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human body systems

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body systems, Health, science
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4th - 7th
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Science
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