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Get the Lead Out!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Around 500,000 children under the age of six suffer from elevated levels of lead in their blood in the United States. Scholars apply their knowledge about lead to a fun game. As they correctly answer questions, they move their pieces...
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Science Matters

Excretory System

For Teachers 5th
Not a waste of time or energy! Introduce young scholars to one of the waste eliminating systems of the body in a hands-on lesson exploration. The 14th lesson in a 21-part series asks groups to build models of the excretory system...
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Black History 104

For Students 9th - 12th
Who was the originator of the Blood Bank? What fur and grain trader founded the city of Chicago? Who invented the ironing board and lawn sprinklers? A 10-clue matching activity launches a scavenger hunt for information about famous, yet...
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Curated OER

Navajo Weaving: A Lesson in Math and Tradition

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Combine geometry and tradition with a lesson that spotlights Navajo weaving. The book, The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link hooks scholars before watching a video of Navajo people tending their sheep and beginning...
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The Importance of Food

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Pupils make observations while eating food. They act out the process of food breaking down in the body and the roles of various chemical components, such as sugar and protein. It concludes with an activity illustrating the process and a...
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Curated OER

Infection Wars

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students observe blood cells under a microscope and make drawings of their observations. They write and act out a short play starring blood cells, antibodies and bacteria to demonstrate fighting infection.
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Curated OER

What Should I know for the Test?

For Students 7th - 12th
A three-page quiz about genetics, which includes Punnett squares, blood types, questions about Mendel and his contributions, and vocabulary comprehension. Use this for a study guide, a pretest/post-test, or a note-taking learning...
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Curated OER

The Heart of the Matter

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Upper elementary pupils learn about the blood transportation system and anatomy of the human heart. They fill in an outline of the human heart  (not included) focusing on the flow of blood to and from the heart. Using stethoscopes,...
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Curated OER

The Human Heart

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the human heart and the circulatory system. They observe how exercise affects the heart rate and how blood vessels carry blood through the heart and body. Students observe how the blood is carried to and from the...
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Curated OER

Your Body's Defenses When Microbes Attack

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils study how being exposed to a harmful microbe doesn't automatically make them ill. They discover the lines of defense against microbe invaders and explore the roles of skin and mucus membranes, white blood cells, and lymphocytes in...
PPT
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Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide

For Teachers 8th - 10th
A short slide show to illustrate the density of carbon dioxide and monoxide. An interesting look at the safety aspects to prevent CO poisoning, and the biological mechanisms by which it does harm. This elaborates on the exchange of blood...
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Eat Smart Be Smart

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Get children's blood pumping with this primary grade lesson on the human heart. After learning about the important role this muscle plays in the human body, students monitor their heart rates and discover the importance of...
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Curated OER

Internal Systems and Regulation

For Students 7th - 9th
In this internal systems and regulation worksheet, students correctly decide if given statements are true or false. Students apply information learned about the circulatory system to the given statements to determine statements of truth...
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Circulatory System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the circulatory system. In this circulatory system, 5th graders participate in five stations with different activities at each station. Students discuss their findings from each station.
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Curated OER

Circulation

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circulation learning exercise, students review the circulatory system including the structures and functions of this system. This learning exercise has 5 word scramble, 4 short answer, 1 fill in the blank, and 6 true or false...
Interactive
Curated OER

Explore Rx Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
For this exploring prescriptions worksheet, students answer 6 multiple choice questions related to diseases, medicine, the human body and poisonous plants. Students use an on line web site that gives them an immediate score.
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Circulatory System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the human circulatory system. After watching a Bill Nye video, they identify any misconceptions they had before watching it. They practice taking guided notes and discuss the video as a whole.
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Curated OER

What Are My Daily Calorie Needs?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars explore what their personal nutritional requirements are.  In this exploratory lesson plan students calculate their total daily energy needs and energy outputs and study how age is related to changing this. 
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Curated OER

Respiration, Circulation, and Excretion

For Students 5th - 6th
In this body systems instructional activity, students read information about the respiratory, circulatory, and urinary system and then complete 5 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Blood Vessels & Circulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum designed lesson in order to study the cardiovascular system of the human body. The assessments and activities are student centered.
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Curated OER

Blood Tonic

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the process of osmosis using  fresh potato cuttings in saline solution. In this biology lesson plan, students explain the difference between hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. They collect data...
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Curated OER

Circulation Word Search

For Students 5th - 7th
In this circulation word search puzzle, students locate and identify words dealing with the circulatory system. A list of 52 words is provided. An answer sheet is available.
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Curated OER

Medical Terminology - Blood, Lymph, Immunity

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this medical word search instructional activity, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to specific medical terminology. There are 54 words located in the puzzle.
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Curated OER

Circulatory System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health activity, middle schoolers find the words that are part of the circulatory system and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

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