Vanderbilt University
Healthy Bodies for Boys
Create an inclusive space for scholars to gain milestone information about their growing bodies with a unit designed to meet the needs of learners with disabilities. Topics include the onset of puberty, hormones, hygiene, and more!...
Vanderbilt University
Healthy Bodies for Girls
Make human growth development education an inclusive experience with a guide to puberty designed to support girls with disabilities. Topics include exercise, hygiene, menstruation, and more!
University of Houston
Personal Narratives: Writing, Revising, and Publishing (WRAP)
Writing is a process, and lesson planning is, too! A personal narrative unit stresses the writing process to pupils, who first examine various stories and poems as a model of autobiographical writing and then write their own stories....
Curated OER
The Endocrine System: Who Is In Control Here?
Students participate in hands-on activities to explore the endocrine system. Students research and write about the endocrine system to demonstrate their knowledge. Handouts and worksheets are included in the lesson.
Curated OER
The Human Body
Students explore human growth and development as they participate in class activities, reading and discussion. Worksheet and handouts are included in the lesson.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Hormones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will learn to explain how hormones work by binding to receptors of target cells.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Hormones
Students will find out about the three major classes of hormones on the basis of chemical structure, and learn the role they play in human physiology.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Gonadal and Placental Hormones
Students will identify the most important hormones produced by the testes and ovaries, and learn about the hormones produced by the placenta.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Exercise, Nutrition, Hormones, and Bone Tissue
All of the organ systems of your body are interdependent, and the skeletal system is no exception. The food you take in via your digestive system and the hormones secreted by your endocrine system affect your bones. Even using your...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Hormones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How hormones work by binding to receptors of target cells.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Hormone Regulation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will learn to describe feedback mechanisms that regulate hormone secretion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Hormone Regulation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how feedback mechanisms regulate hormone secretion.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Your Hormones Work?
Emma Bryce explains how hormones regulate everything from your sleep to the rhythm of your beating heart, exerting its influence over each and every one of your cells.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Hormones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants may not move, but that does not mean they don't respond to their environment. Plants can sense gravity, light, touch, and seasonal changes. Learn more about...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Plant Hormones
Plants produce hormones and respond to external stimuli, growing towards sources of water and light, which they need to survive. Read about tropisms and auxins that are used to control growth in plants. There is a quiz at the end.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Hormones and Their Effects
A complete, student-led lesson on the endocrine system. Students work their way through illustrated and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: An Overview of the Endocrine System
Find out about the types of intercellular communication, their importance, mechanisms, and effects. Then continue on to the next sections to learn about hormones, the different endocrine glands, the organs with secondary endocrine...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Endocrine Regulation of Kidney Function
Learn how several hormones have specific, important roles in regulating kidney function. Find out how they act to stimulate or inhibit blood flow.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus
Learn about the hormones released by the pituitary gland, their target cells, and their principal actions, as well as the structure and function of the hypothalamus.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Thyroid Gland
Students learn about the location and anatomy of the thyroid gland as well as the hormones produced by the gland and how they affect body functions.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Organs With Secondary Endocrine Functions
Students learn about the organs with a secondary endocrine function, the hormones they produce, and the effects on human physiology.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Pineal Gland
Students learn about the location, structure and function of the pineal gland as well as the hormones produced there.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Adrenal Glands
Students learn about the location and structure of the adrenal glands, and find out the physiological effects of the hormones produced there.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Does Stress Cause Pimples?
Video discusses how stress can affect the body and why stress management is important. [3:55] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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