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The Human Body Lesson Plan

The Human Body Lesson Plan

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The Human Body

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An incredible series of lessons on the human body is here for you! Young scientists explore various websites, construct a skeleton using macaroni, compare/contrast a frog skeleton to a human skeleton, label the main parts of the human body, and create a clay model heart. Wow! What a lesson plan!

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Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

circulatory system, digestive system, human body, human skeleton, nervous system, respiratory system, science

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Resource Details

Grade

1st - 3rd

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Resource Type

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For Teacher Use

Duration

21 days

Instructional Strategies

Project-Based Learning

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