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Tracking Physical Fitness

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students record their daily physical activity in a chart. In this physical fitness lesson plan, students and adults exercise and see how many repetitions they can do in a given amount of time. They record this in a chart over a period of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mammals Crossword

For Students 6th - 10th
In this mammals worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 37 questions about characteristics, behavior and types of mammals.
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Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story. In this telling time lesson, students complete a worksheet where they must practice their knowledge of telling time. Students read a fable and answer time questions as they read.
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Bird Banter

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen to examples of common bird songs of birds found in Illinois. As a class, they discover the importance between the differences in songs and calls. They practice making their own bird calls and songs to end the lesson.
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Water

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine water, its function and how much you should consume.  In this water lesson students study water and why it is important, how much you should drink and what its functions are in your body. 
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Observing Motion

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore movement and motion. In this motion instructional activity, 1st graders how objects can move as well as how the Earth is in constant motion and the force of gravity. Students complete a coloring sheet.
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Homology: Where Does The Evidence Lead

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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.
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Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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You Won't Believe Your Eyes!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gain a basic understanding of the sense of sight. They watch a video on sight, then engage in some vocabulary games, and perform some simple experiments which focus on the basics of sight.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

It's All About Me!

For Teachers 1st
Students study the five major body system in this unit. They examine how to keep themselves healthy.
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Curated OER

What Is The Relationship Between Radon and Breathing?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of radon on their breathing. They review the anatomy of the respiratory system before completeing this lesson. They also complete equations to show how carbon dioxide forms in their body.
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Curated OER

Molecular Approaches to Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to working with molecular data. The first activity does both simulated and original data are used to compare amino acid, protein or DNA differences to construct phylogenetic trees or cladograms. These activities...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify and describe the primary types of human muscle tissue.
Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Human Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive tests users knowledge of the muscles on the human body. Can you find all 16 of them?
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the three types of human muscle tissues.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Everyday Mysteries: What Is the Strongest Muscle?

For Students 3rd - 8th
There are a variety of ways one can look at what might be the strongest muscle in the body. This site defines the various types of muscles and goes on to explain which would be considered the strongest.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Muscle Fibers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Muscles are made of fibers within fibers and the structure of muscles makes them strong. In this lesson students learn about muscle structure by comparing yarn and cooked meat.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Muscles and Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Do you know which foods have lots of calcium for your bones? How do your bones and muscles work together? What are you doing to keep your muscles strong? Students are exposed to 10 activities that will help them address the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Upper Body Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Following along with their teacher, students learn about the various upper body muscles we have such as the bicep and pectoral muscles and learn how to give them a good stretch and exercise.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Lower Body Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson depicts learners following along with their teacher to learn about lower body muscles. Students learn about muscles such as the gluteal and hamstring and how to give them a good stretch and exercise.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Skeletal Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify and describe the structure and function of the skeletal muscles in a human being.
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Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Pe: Arms & Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the anatomy of the human arm. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable marker...
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Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: System Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of interactive, self-checking quizzes on human body systems. Covers muscular, skeletal, circulatory, nervous, and respiratory systems.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Statics and Torque in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter provides an in-depth discussion of forces and torque in the human body. We learn about muscular force, the importance of posture in preventing back...

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