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Using Imagery To Introduce the Endocrine System Lesson PlanUsing Imagery To Introduce the Endocrine System Lesson Plan
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Using Imagery To Introduce the Endocrine System

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Students listen with closed eyes to a story that starts in a relaxed tone and ends in a scream. They list the body reactions they experience: fast heart rate, shaking, etc. and hypothesize the reason for the reactions. They explore the endocrine system.

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hormones, adrenaline, glands, the endocrine system

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adrenaline, endocrine, glands, hormones, science
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins

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