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Body Systems Unit

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Second graders complete a unit of lessons on the body systems. They watch the video, Magic Schoolbus Inside the Human Body, trace their bodies and construct the systems on the tracing, simulate the digestive system, and participate in various demonstrations.

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the central nervous system, human body systems, the circulatory system, the muscular system, the skeletal system, the digestive system, digestion

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body systems, circulatory system, digestive system, muscular system, nervous system, skeletal system, science
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
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Project-Based Learning
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