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Body Systems Project

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Middle schoolers identify, describe and diagram parts of various body systems. They, in groups, are assigned a body system. Each group receives a bulletin board paper. One student lays on the paper while other group members trace the outline of his body.

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the digestive system, human body systems, digestion, the circulatory system, the muscular system, the skeletal system, respiration

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circulatory, digestive, muscular, respiratory, skeletal, science
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2000
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