Fourth graders explore an interactive site and discover new facts about the brain and its functions. They play a game demonstrating which areas of the brain control specific muscles.

Learners discuss their favorite activities and determine which activities are suitable for older people. In groups, students research the benefits of aerobic exercises and the equipment needed. Learners share their information with the...

High schoolers explore the evolution of birds. In this biology lesson plan, students research articles that discuss evidence about the ancestry of birds. They discuss their findings with the group and draw a journal magazine cover...

Learners are in two groups the "fat cells," are a group of 2 or 3 taggers, the rest of the class is lean body tissue. Students have two areas in the gym that are safe zones (nutrition and rest). Learners who enter the nutrition zone have...

Eighth graders research the required elements of the short programs in men's and women's figure skating. They analyze the physical requirements of each move and relate the types of muscles, bones, and joints required to perform them.

Young scholars read and discuss an article about Native American cooking practices before 1500. In small groups they recreate a recipe for pemmican and sample the results. They discuss how food preparation and ingredients differ from...

Students develop hand and ey coordination. The focus is upon handling a ball. This could be helpful for practice for sports like basketball or volleyball. This helps with repetition to develop muscle memory and visual or spatial ability.

Students review what the heart does and why the muscles in the body need oxygen. As a class, they measure their pulse rate while they are resting and after they have jogged for three minutes. They are helped by their teacher to convert...

Seventh graders perform a dissection on a mussels and label their internal organs. In groups, they compare and contrast the mussels structure to those of human beings. They also review the functions that are necessary for survival and...

In this grouping words worksheet, students explore word meanings. Students are given ten sets of four words and are to determine which word doesn't belong in the group.

Students are introduced to the topic of homology. In groups, they read a case study and compare different drawings of early vertebrate emryos. They work together to answer discussion questions and label the various parts of each embryo.

Examine factors that influence your choice about physical activity.  In this physical activity lesson, learners recognize how physical activity and good health go together.  Students participate in a survey about physical...

In this going places instructional activity, students read the passages provided and answer the given questions. Students answer questions as it relates to the skeletal system, puberty, and microorganisms.

Flutter, dome, mushroom, tent, jell-o, popcorn, volcano, floating cloud, and mashed potatoes. What do these terms have in common? They are all things to do in a parachute activity. Check out this activity, the pictures included with the...

Toward the end of the school year when the weather warms up, take your high schoolers swimming! They perform various cardiovascular activities in the pool, beginning with a warm-up activity and followed by stretching, precardio,...

Students study the relationship between the heart and circulation. In this circulatory system lesson plan, students read the "What Am I?" article about the heart and discuss. Students draw a heart and lungs, discover how blood is...

Students identify ways that cardiovascular fitness is achieved and maintained. For this cardiovascular health lesson, students discuss what aerobic exercise is and list various activities which address cardiovascular fitness. Students...

Do you have to be in decent condition to go on a weekend backpacking trip? This resource stresses the importance of fitness in backpacking. There are many ways to get the legs, the lungs, and the heart ready for a strenuous excursion....

Learners plan stations for a nature and fitness trail and construct an accompanying e-Book for extended descriptions at each station. Data on the human impact on the environment is gathered in this lesson.

Students are shown a stress management lesson using ROPES format. The lesson consist of Review: A pretest determining current stress levels. Overview: Discussion of goals and objectives of session. Presentation: Discussion of stress,...

In this water microbes and human health worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 11 clues about different water born illnesses caused by microbes.

Young scholars share what they know about the human heart. In this early anatomy lesson plan, students discuss the location, shape, and importance of the human heart.

Students participate in a series of aerobic exercises in water to help improve fitness.

Every moment, the systems in your body are working together to keep you breathing, standing, and thinking. Elementary schoolers explore the human body and its systems with an impressive, 15-page lesson plan that should leave your...