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How Your Body Knows Left From Right Instructional VideoHow Your Body Knows Left From Right Instructional Video
Publisher
Be Smart
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:46
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2014
Instructional Video

How Your Body Knows Left From Right

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

While our outsides are mostly symmetrical, our internal organs aren't. Why would this be the case? Are other animals the same? What determines if your organs are on the "correct" side or backwards? Here's a video that answers these questions and more.

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Concepts

symmetry, the human body, evolution

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Watch the other two videos in this series

  •      Part 1 - Why your brain is in your head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdNE4...   
  •      Part 2 - Consider the upside-down lobster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYbJq...

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires no prior knowledge
  • Preview any comments that might appear when showing this YOuTube video in the classroom, as they are not all appropriate
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Provides closed captioning in English, French, Polish, and Spanish (Mexico)
  • Includes links to learn more in the notes section on YouTube

Cons

  • None

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