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Biology Junction

Seed Plants: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
One of the reasons plants found success on land relates to seed development. Scholars learn about many different forms of seeds and how they changed over time. It describes the structure and function of many different types of seeds in...
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Curated OER

Beef (Advanced)

For Students 7th - 10th
In this beef activity, students participate in a variety of activities including completing a digestion dilemma, identifying best meat cuts and selecting a service project to complete.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Body Parts, Systems & Functions

For Students 4th - 12th
In this body parts worksheet, students match words to definitions, categorize organs into systems, name functions of organs, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Curated OER

Health Benefits of Rice

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the health benefits of rice. In this food benefits instructional activity, 6th graders discover the nutritious benefits of rice. Students research Celiac Sprue disease and how rice benefits the people with this...
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Curated OER

Human Body Systems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the structure and function of body systems and their inter-relationships. They draw and label the major body systems, observe demonstrations of various body systems, define key vocabulary terms, and compare...
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Curated OER

Do You Have the Guts?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders Name and locate the major internal organs of the human body and the frog. Students virtually dissect a frog and compare organs to the human organs. Students draw illustrations of their learnings.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Small Intestine, Pancreas, Liver, and Gall Bladder

For Students 7th - 9th
In this small intestine, pancreas, liver, and gall bladder instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with information about these structures of digestion. Students research information about organ of the digestive system given.
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Curated OER

Sizing Up the Supersize Croc

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and compare traits of humans and crocodiles.  In this crocodile lesson students use a ratio to estimate the height of a person and compare that to a crocodile. 
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Curated OER

Organ Systems: Excretory, Digestive, Immune, and Nervous

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify and describe the components of various body systems. They create vocabulary flash cards identifying the excretory, digestive, immune, and nervous systems and describing their functions. Students complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

COMPARISON OF FOUR-, SIX-, AND EIGHT-bp CUTS IN CALF THYMUS DNA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use this laboratory exercise, restriction enzymes to recognize a four-, six-, and eight-nucleotide sequence. Assuming that the four component nucleotides (A, C, T, G) are distributed randomly within a DNA molecule, then any...
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Curated OER

The Endocrine Systems

For Students 5th - 12th
In this endocrine system worksheet, learners review the structures and functions of the parts that make up the endocrine system. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank and 6 matching questions.
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University of Arizona

The Leg Bone Is Connected to The...

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover the names of 13 major bones in the human skeletal system. They construct their skeleton using paper plates and other simple products. Links to templates are provided within the resource.
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Curated OER

Owl Pellets

For Teachers K - 8th
Students examine and discuss what owls eat and how their digestive system works. They dissect owl pellets, identify the bones found, and analyze and record the results.
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Curated OER

Know your Heart Parts and Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils put together a 3-D interactive "heart" puzzle and learn the names of heart parts.
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Scholastic

A Reading Guide to A Wrinkle in Time

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Accompany a reading of Madeleine L'Engle's classic tale, A Wrinkle in Time, with a detailed guide equipped with 15 informative and useful chapters. Scholars discover who the author is, why she wrote the book, and crucial story elements...
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Curated OER

Understanding the Body, Day 1: Anatomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review gender identification and label themselves female or male. They identify the parts of the human body and practice using appropriate vocabulary. They complete a worksheet to complete the lesson.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Busy Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. For this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the brain...
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Curated OER

The Language of Medicine

For Students 11th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students locate 50 terms related to the medical field. The words are hidden in a word search and include parts of the body, and various body systems.
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Curated OER

Phylum mollusca

For Teachers 9th
This is an organized presentation that lists characteristics and features of their general body features. Mollusc is spelt with both a 'c' and a 'k' in various stages of this Powerpoint so an explanation by the teacher of Scientific...
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Curated OER

The Human Organism

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict. In this human mental health lesson, students identify their feelings, learn how to tell others about their feelings, and learn how to resolve conflict....
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Curated OER

Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Following Digestion of a Meal

For Students 5th - 12th
In this digestion worksheet, students review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.
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Curated OER

Building a Circulation City

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify the different organ systems found throughout the human body. Using a model, they explain and draw the flow of blood and name the parts of the circulatory system. They create their own circulation city in which to show...
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Lake Science Collaborative

Blood Circulation Simulation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Act out the circulation of blood in the body with an innovative activity. Kids act as either body parts or blood, and carry necessary nutrients and waste throughout different stations to represent the way that oxygen circulates.