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/Home/Professional Development/Teaching Resources/Lesson Plans/Health/Human Body Neuroscience For Kids - Home Votes:0 you are here: home Neuroscience For Kids home The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system. Discover the exciting world of the brain, spinal cord, neurons and the senses. Use the experiments, activities and games to help you learn about the nervous system. There are plenty of links to other web sites for you to explore. The Neuroscience for Kids Writing Contest is now open! Can't find what you are looking for? Search the web site and the questions/answers page. Keep up-to-date on new discoveries in brain research with Neuroscience in the Read More Go to Site "Da" I's Have It: A Fun Look At The Eye Votes:0 "Da" I's Have It: A Fun Look At The Eye "Da" I's Have It: A Fun Look At The Eye Ann Fultz Charles Holden Elementary 4343 Mayfair Court 1104 West 31st Street Country Club Hills IL 60478 Chicago IL 60608 (708) 957-7977 (312) 535-7200 Objective : Kindergarten level: Recognition of parts of the eye. Materials Needed : sponges markers styrofoam balls doll plastic eyes index cards construction paper pencils balloons string paper towels paper plates round candies oranges olives saran wrap Pringle potato chip cans colored ribbons metallic (shiny) Paper cardboard "Find Waldo" Book Strategy : Students will construct three forms of the eye. Using a styrofoam ball, students will add a plastic eye ball by adhesion. Use a good glue to cause permanent bonding. Students will do likewise with the sponge ba Read More Go to Site A Walk Through the Gut Votes:0 -Advertisement- A Walk Through the Gut By VivianLee Ward ABSTRACT This simulation helps students understand what happens to food as it passes through the digestive system. The student has a 3x5 index card representing food, which he / she carries to stations around the room. Each station creatively represents one of the organs of the digestive system. At each station the student is given a specific instruction to "digest" the index card and then instructed to "proceed to the next station". At the end of the simulation, students form cooperative learning groups to analyze and apply the results of the simulation to the human digestive system. ACTIVITY TYPE hands-on activity simulation group / cooperative learning review / reinforcement TARGET AUDIENCE Life Science Special needs (ESL, LEP, sh Read More Go to Site An Introduction to the Senses Votes:0 An Introduction to the Senses An Introduction to the Senses Therese R. Tobecksen St. Andrew the Apostle 19702 Calumet 331-155th Place Lowell IN 46356 Calumet City IL 60409 (219) 696-2959 (708) 862-4143 Objectives : Primary students will identify body parts associated with the five senses. They will name the five senses. They will perform simple experiments involving the senses. Materials Needed : Several empty 35 mm film canisters, baby powder, lemon, jar of dill pickles, cinnamon, peppermint oil, chocolate, unpopped popcorn, salt, air popper, fresh dill weed, fresh mint leaves, small fabric samples of various textures, sheets of various grades of sand paper Strategy : Begin by making air popped popcorn for the students. Discuss all the ways in which they were able to know that popcorn was Read More Go to Site Aspects of Individual Human Blood Pressure Votes:0 Aspects of Individual Human Blood Pressure Aspects of Individual Human Blood Pressure Ora Newman Fulton Elementary School 2045 E. 93rd Street 5300 S. Fulton Chicago IL 60617 Chicago IL 60609 (312) 374-2706 (312) 535-9000 Objective : Student will: 1. Demonstrate the relationship between hypertension and the risk factors. 2. Demonstrate how pressure builds up in clogged arteries. 3. Measure both systolic and diastolic pressure by a sphygmomanometer. Materials needed : blood pressure cuff kit (sphygmomanometer/SFIG-moe-muh-NOM-e-ter) plastic tubes with differing diameters gameboard, bingo style, with risk factors in grids. Boards do NOT need to match each other. (fatty diet, lifestyles and environment, stress, inherited tendency, alcohol intake, overactive adrenal gland, street drugs, caffein Read More Go to Site Bioscience Activity: Healthy Heart Votes:0 Healthy Heart Grade Level: 5 Content Area: Life Science Process Skills: Observing - look and feel the heart. Classifying - the heart belongs to circulatory system. Interpreting data - graph the average rate and determine where they place on the graph. Engagement: Instruct students to lay their hand (palm side up) on their desk and have students count how many times they can open and close their hand for one minute. Their hands should start getting tired after about 45 seconds. The students might start to wonder what they are doing... be sure they record how many times they opened and closed their hand. Don't stop! Let's see if we can keep going a little longer. Ask students what is their hand doing? (opening and closing). What part of the body might your hand represent? Which system of the Read More Go to Site Bones, Bones, and More Bones Votes:0 Bones, Bones, and More Bones Bones, Bones, and More Bones Juliette Walker Crown Community Academy 9828 S. Dobson 2128 S. St. Louis Chicago IL 60628 Chicago IL. 60623 (773) 731-7145 (773) 534-1680 Objectives : This lesson is designed for primary grade levels 2-3, although it can be adapted for intermediate and upper grade levels. Students will be able to describe the functions of bones in the human body. Students will be able to describe the make up of a bone. Students will be able to recognize that hollow bones have more strength. Students will comprehend that the depletion of calcium in bones causes them to become weak. Students will be able to describe what the backbone is made up of. Materials Needed : ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 Pictures of Bones Paper Examples of Bones Tape Pictures of Join Read More Go to Site Breathing Is Essential to Life Votes:0 Breathing Is Essential to Life Breathing Is Essential to Life Dianne Mehlinger Arthur Libby School 6700 South Oglesby 5338 South Loomis Blvd Chicago IL 60649 Chicago IL 60609 (773) 643-0538 (773) 535-9350 Objectives : Students in the primary and intermediate grades will: 1. Recognize that breathing is a necessary, automatic life process; 2. Observe and record data on respiration rate; 3. Demonstrate how air enters and leaves the lungs; 4. Observe how respiratory rate changes with different activities; 5. Use counting as a means of gathering data ACTIVITY #1 : COLLECT ONE OF THE GASES IN YOUR BREATH MATERIALS : paper towel hand mirror PROCEDURE : Use the paper towel to clean and dry the mirror. Hold the mirror near, but not touching, your mouth. Exhale onto the mirror two or three times. Ex Read More Go to Site CanTeach - Resources for Educators Votes:0 CanTeach has a new home! The file you are looking for has moved. Please update your bookmarks. Your browser will redirect you in a few moments, or click here to go there now. Read More Go to Site Cervical Vertebrae Votes:0 Cervical Vertebrae Cervical Vertebrae Angel Lee Gilbert Douglass Middle Academy 6000 N Sheridan Road 543 N. Waller Chicago IL 60660 Chicago IL 60644 (312) 534-6176 Objectives : This lesson has been designed for 8th grade learners, but can be used for other levels. This lesson was developed to show through the use of diagrams and models the function of the cervical vertebrae and how easy it is to damage the cervical vertebrae. Focus: Christoper Reeve Learners will: determine how and why he was hurt. why he needed his breathing supplemented. explain why he could not breath. demonstrate how he fell. discuss if he is a paraplegic & recovery techniques. create their own models. Materials Needed : rice cakes = bones marshmallows = discs straws = spine thread = nerves (or twine) needles = used to Read More Go to Site Charles Buzek - John Spry School Votes:0 Charles Buzek - John Spry School Charles Buzek - John Spry School Gathering data about respiration Charles Buzek John Spry School 35 S. Kensington 2400 S. Marshall LAGRANGE IL 60525 CHICAGO IL 60613 (708) 482-0024 (773) 535-1400 Objective(s) : To provide a means for the student to collect data which will further allow the student to analyze that data for the purpose of drawing conclusions. To initiate in the student the need to design instruments for scientific inquiry and develop an appreciation for the accuracy of such measurements. Materials Needed : Balloons, rulers, and a conversion chart for cubic inches Strategy : This activity should be prefaced by a brainstorming session in which the students and instructor break down the various divisions of respiration. The students should arriv Read More Go to Site Daily Lesson Plan Votes:0 Back to Main Daily Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Archive News Snapshot Issues in Depth On This Day in History Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Education News Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Classroom Subscriptions News Summaries Daily News Quiz Word of the Day Test Prep Question of the Day Web Explorer Science Q & A Letters to the Editor Ask a Reporter Web Navigator Conversation Starters Family Movie Guide Vacation Donation Plan Discussion Topics Site Guide Feedback Job Opportunities Related Article Blind People With Eye Damage May Someday Use Chips to See By ANNE EISENBERG (Go to Article.) Thursday, June 24, 1999 In the Eyes of the Beholder Understanding How Eyes Function and the Use of Technology to Aid Vision Problems and Diseases Author(s) Alison Zimbalist, The New York Times Read More Go to Site Ears and Hearing Votes:0 Ears and Hearing Ears and Hearing Angelica Wright Robert Fulton 6131 S. Campbell 5300 S. Hermitage Chicago IL 60629 Chicago IL 60609 (312) 436-2149 (312) 535-9000 Activity A Objective : To show sound waves Materials Needed : rubber band uncooked rice plastic bowl scissors sauce pan large spoon piece of medium plastic tape (like a throw-away plastic tablecloth) Strategy : 1. Cut the piece of plastic slightly larger than the bowl, allowing for the rubber band to hold it. 2. Stretch the plastic over the bowl, using the rubber band to hold it in place. 3. Tape the edges of the plastic firmly to the bowl. 4. Sprinkle a FEW grains of the rice on the stretched plastic. 5. Hold the saucepan near the plastic. Hit the bottom of the pan with the spoon. Results : As you hit the saucepan,the rice jumps Read More Go to Site Education World ® Lesson Planning: Human Body Simon Says Game Votes:0 EdWorld Internet Topics Fundraisers & Fundraising Ideas: Earn 90% Profit! Hoodie Diet Pills Hoodia Gardonii Leading Trade and Vocational Career savings. 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Find out how Our Top 10 Lesson Plan Features Article Archive Box Cars Math Games Every-Day Edits Five-Minute Fillers Holiday Lessons Learning Games News fo Read More Go to Site Enrichment: Activities - The Human Heart: An Online Exploration from The Franklin Institute, made possible by Unisys Votes:0 Search Search the entire site: Home Development Structure Vessels Blood Systems Monitoring Health History Activities Home » Heart-Related Activities Activities: Heartbeat Healthy Heart Let the Light Shine In The Giant Cell Watch the Brain Learn Heart Activities for the Classroom Heartbeat How did early physicians listen to the heart? This simple activity uses cardboard tubes to imitate those early heart discoveries. Healthy Heart An animal heart can really help demonstrate the structure of the real human heart. Let the Light Shine In While not specifically related to the heart, this activity about the human eye is a nice followup or counterpart to your heart explorations. The Cell The deepest exploration of the human heart will take you to the cell. All of the living matter in the human bo Read More Go to Site Exploring the Left and Right Sides of the Brain Votes:0 Exploring the Left and Right Sides of the Brain Exploring the Left and Right Sides of the Brain Kathleen Hall Goethe School 2052 N. Seminary 2236 N. Rockwell Chicago IL 60614 Chicago IL 60647 (312) 929-7165 (312) 534-4135 Objectives : This lesson is designed for use with 5th-8th graders. The purpose of the lesson is to have students become familiar with the left and right hemispheres of the human brain and to engage in activities that activate powers that are dominant in each hemisphere. This lesson could be used as a culminating activity after a unit on the brain. Materials Needed : * Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain , by Betty Edwards, Chapter 1-4 for teacher reference * model of brain (if available) For each student: * Any logic activity (I used AIMS Logic Activity "Who's Who on t Read More Go to Site Give Me A Hand, I'm "Thumb-body" Special Votes:0 Give Me A Hand, I'm "Thumb-body" Special Give Me A Hand, I'm "Thumb-body" Special Ranada L. Johnson Horace Mann Elementary 11514 S. Carpenter 8050 S. Chappel Chicago IL 60643 Chicago IL 60617 (312) 995-7029 (312) 535-6640 Objectives : This lesson is designed for students grades 4-8. The students will be able to: label the bones in the hand; create a model of the hand; compile a set of fingerprints; and realize the importance of the thumb. Materials Needed : Note book paper Index cards (1 for each student) Crayons Flour Water Pencil Scotch tape Masking tape Scissors Blank paper Wax paper Strategy : Activity number 1 The students will begin by discussing the most used part of the body, the hands. The students will make a short list of activities that they can do with their hands. Then they w Read More Go to Site Healthy Colon with Good Digestion and Fiber Votes:0 Healthy Colon with Good Digestion and Fiber Healthy Colon with Good Digestion and Fiber Lenora Jean Black Parkmanor School 9736 South Harvard Avenue 7037 South Rhodes Avenue Chicago IL 60628 Chicago IL 60637 (312) 568-8120 (312) 535-3070 Objective : This mini-teach lesson is designed for the 6th grade. Students will be introduced to the colon and the relationship it has with the body. Students will learn the process of digestion, the process of the colon, and why fiber is necessary for a healthy diet and a healthy colon. Materials : Activity one, Movement of Fiber : 2 long tubes, 1 cup of water, 1 empty cup, a small bag of high fiber raisin bran cereal or honey nut toasted oats. Students will work in pairs. Activity two, Building a Colon : 1 wood stand, 6 or more flexible straws, 1 roll of Read More Go to Site How Air Moves In and Out of the Lung Votes:0 How Air Moves In and Out of the Lung How Air Moves In and Out of the Lung Dorothy Anthony Luella Elementary 1202 Piacenti Lane 9928 South Crandon Street Chicago Heights IL 60411 Chicago IL 60617 312-535-6320 Objectives : To assist pupils in the intermediate grades develop an understanding of the respiratory system. To demonstrate how air enters and leaves the lungs. Demonstrate the relationship between the breathing rate and exercise. Materials needed : 1. A 1-Liter plastic bottle 2. Two 15" balloons 3. Scissors 4. Two rubber bands 5. Watch with a second hand Strategy : A. Background 1. Discuss and label the parts of the respiratory system always using our multicultural scientific names which are the same throughout the world. (throat, larynx, trachea, bronchial tube, air sac, lung and dia Read More Go to Site Human Body Lessons: Lung Capacity Votes:0 Lung Capacity Human Body Lesson Introduction In this lesson students will be testing their lung capacity using a variety of methods. Illinois State Goal Standard Learning Benchmarks 11 A 2b. Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating, and measuring. 12 A 1A. Identify and describe the component parts of living things. Time Allotment one 50-minute session Materials Balloon Stretch: round balloon metric ruler copies of student data sheet Water Displacement: 1 gallon milk jug (or 3 liter soda bottle) 1 plastic or rubber hose (2-3 feet long and 1/4" diameter) 1 large dishpan (or large bucket if sink area is not available) 1 straw per student measuring cup or graduated cylinder Advanced Preparation Arrange the students in cooperative groups. P Read More Go to Site Inhalation and Exhalation Votes:0 Inhalation and Exhalation Inhalation and Exhalation Kelly Ludwig Lincoln-Way High School 16621 Grants Trail 1801 East Lincoln Highway Orland Park IL 60462 New Lenox IL 60451 (708)460-5022 (815)485-7655 Objectives : The main objectives of this Mini-teach are to make a model of the respiratory system that will demonstrate the processes of inhalation/exhalation and to determine the volume of air exhaled. Materials Needed : MODEL CONSTRUCTION VOLUME OF EXHALED AIR 2 pieces of plastic straw food coloring 2 small balloons water rubber cement paper towel clear plastic cup 2-L plastic bottle large balloon 2-hole rubber stopper rubber band rubber tubing tape glass tubing graduated cylinder Strategy : Model Construction 1. Take a piece of straw and cut a hole in the middle, do not go through to the Read More Go to Site Internal Anatomy: A Fun Look At The Digestive System Votes:0 Internal Anatomy: A Fun Look At The Digestive System Internal Anatomy: A Fun Look At The Digestive System Ann Fultz Charles Holden Elementary 4343 Mayfair Court 1104 West 31st Street Country Club Hills IL 60478 Chicago IL 60608 (312) 535-7200 Objectives : To introduce, identify, and explain the functioning of some body parts. To construct a "living doll" composed of the body parts discussed. Materials : Plastic tubing Baggies Yarn Sponges Fabric Place Mats Paper plates Strategy : Using student bodies, students will stand, breathe in and out. Point out the movement of their chest area moving in and out and let them know that their lungs are performing this action. Repeat for primary students. Students will jog in place. When given oral command, students will run in place. After this activit Read More Go to Site kidsnetconnect.com Votes:0 kidsnetconnect.com Click here to go to kidsnetconnect.com . Read More Go to Site kidsnetconnect.com Votes:0 kidsnetconnect.com Click here to go to kidsnetconnect.com . Read More Go to Site kidsnetconnect.com Votes:0 kidsnetconnect.com Click here to go to kidsnetconnect.com . Read More Go to Site Learning the Bones and Muscles of the Head and Face Votes:0 Learning the Bones and Muscles of the Head and Face Learning the Bones and Muscles of the Head and Face Charles T. Buzek John Spry School 35 S. Kensington 2400 S. Marshall La Grange IL 60525 Chicago IL 60603 (708) 482-0024 (312) 345-1700 Objectives : To create an awareness of the complexity of the human body. To cultivate a life-long interest in the student's personal anatomy. To learn the most important bones and muscles of the head and face. Materials Needed : No materials necessary. The student will be using their own cranium for the activity. An anatomy wall chart or dummy will be useful but not essential. Procedure : Start with the only movable bone of the skull-the mandible. Ask students to trace the outline. The mandible possesses a complement of teeth. These are of four types. Stud Read More Go to Site Learning the Dissecting Planes Votes:0 Learning the Dissecting Planes Learning the Dissecting Planes Charles T. Buzek John Spry School 35 S. Kensington 2400 S. Marshall La Grange IL 60525 Chicago IL 60603 (708) 482-0024 (312) 345-1700 Objectives : This paper is designed for junior high students. Students will learn the basic vocabulary used in dissection. Students will learn how to orient themselves on a three dimensional figure. Students will develop the manual dexterity necessary to use scalpels in class. Materials Needed : Cucumber Scalpels Human anatomy wall chart Procedure : It will be necessary to turn the cucumber into an animal. This can be done easily by cutting out holes on the anterior part of the cucumber to symbolize eyes The cucumber is now a "frog". The presence of the eyes now gives the frog an up & down positio Read More Go to Site Lesson Plans Votes:0 ED Home Technology Lesson Plans Information East Detroit Public Schools Lesson Design Author: Dawn Ross Subject: Cardiovascular System Grade: 6-9 Course: Health Title: Know your Heart Parts and Functions Length of Lesson: One class period Materials Needed: Heart puzzle (teacher- made) Heart handout Power Macintosh G3 computer Larger screen and projector A.D.A.M. software Standards-Based Outcomes (MDE): Health: Content Standard 1: All students will apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues. 1. Describe the interrelationships of and the physiological changes in body systems. Science: III. Using Scientific Knowledge in Life Science in Real-World Contexts Content Standard III, 2: All students will use classification s Read More Go to Site Lesson Plans Votes:0 ED Home Technology Lesson Plans Information East Detroit Public Schools Lesson Design Author: Dawn Ross Subject: Physical Education Grade: 5-12 Course: Health Title: Heimlich Maneuver Length of Lesson: One class period Materials Needed: A.D.A.M. software Power Macintosh G3 computer Large screen and projector Handout with lung structure Handout on Heimlich maneuver American Red Cross Community First Aid and Safety (Mosby Lifeline, 1993) Standards-Based Outcomes (MDE): Heath: Content Standard 1: All students will apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues. Prior Knowledge: Students will know the purpose of the lungs and esophagus. Cue Set: 1. Start by posing a “What if...” question. “What if during lun Read More Go to Site Lessons for Human Body Materials Votes:0 Lessons for human body materials Developed by: Susan Haines Teacher, Vassalboro Community School RFD #1 Box 730 Vassalboro, ME 04989 sehaines@gwi.net Digestive System Circulatory System Respiratory System Overview: This unit investigates some of the systems of the human body. The lessons are designed to use the various human body models from ARC. These lessons focus on four systems: skeletal, circulatory, respiratory and digestive. As part of my science curriculum I also teach what is more properly "health" so the lessons also include that aspect of the human body. I have tried to include as many activities as possible, but there is much of this unit which is either look at or make models. I include Internet resources. I would advise checking these before you use them as I have found these Read More Go to Site Listen To Your Heart Beat Votes:0 Listen To Your Heart Beat Listen To Your Heart Beat Lula Carey Overton School 10422 S. Indiana 221 E 49th St. Chicago IL 60628 Chicago IL 60615 (312) 535-1430 Objectives : To determine normal pulse rate To determine factors that cause the pulse rate to change To construct a graph to show variation in pulse rates To construct a simple stethoscope Materials Needed : pumping heart paper towel tubes 10 funnels tape recorder chart paper 4 jump ropes exercise tape markers plastic tubing stethoscope clay (different sizes) scissors watch with second hand Strategies : - Have students place their right hand over heart. Describe what you feel? Using an exercise tape or record that involves body movements, allow students to exercise for 2-3 minutes. Describe and compare differences in heart beats (ora Read More Go to Site Making and Using a Gel Person to Teach Human Anatomy Votes:0 Making and Using a Gel Person to Teach Human Anatomy Making and Using a Gel Person to Teach Human Anatomy Kelly Ludwig Lincoln-Way High School 16621 Grants Trail 1801 East Lincoln Highway Orland Park IL 60462 New Lenox IL 60451 (708) 460-5022 (815) 485-7655 Objectives : High school students will use a gel person to: 1. describe the overall body plan of a human 2. identify the major organs of the human body 3. aid in the visualization of scanning imaging 4. describe anatomical planes and directions 5. make transverse sections Materials Needed : MAKING A GEL PERSON VISUALIZATION OF SCANNING IMAGING unflavored gelatine (.25 Oz. Envelopes) gel person blue food coloring (optional) plastic or glass (4" x 6") gel person mold (gingerbread man) ring stand or bracket (optional) pasta (assorted shape Read More Go to Site Mechanism of Vision Votes:0 Mechanism of Vision Mechanism of Vision Celestine Miller Jeffreys Beethoven School 5342 South Harper 25 West 47th Street Chicago IL 60615 Chicago IL 60609 312-643-2139 312-535-1480 Objectives : This lesson is designed for junior high school students. The objectives are: learning the way light reflected from objects enters the eye; learning the basic anatomy and physiology of the eye; and learning the basic mechanism of perception. Materials Needed : For 5 groups of students (4-5 in each group) The Device 10 cans of equal size (soup, tomato paste, etc.) with the lids on both ends cut out 5 holepunchers 5 toothpicks 15 rubberbands OR tape for each group large (18"x24") black arrow aluminum foil wax paper Perception Tools 5 sets of the following postcards: --1 classic European painting, paint Read More Go to Site Movement Across the Membrane (Diffusion) Votes:0 Movement Across the Membrane (Diffusion) Movement Across the Membrane (Diffusion) Kelly Ludwig Lincoln-Way High School 16621 Grants Trail 1801 East Lincoln Highway Orland Park IL 60462 New Lenox IL 60451 (708)460-5022 (815)485-7655 Objectives : This lesson is designed for a high school student. The main objectives of this Mini-teach are to explain the concept of diffusion and to show the process how all materials enter and leave the cell. Materials Needed : food coloring water beakers air freshener/perfume sugar cube test tube phenolphthalein cellophane rubber band ammonia raisins toothpick paper towel dialysis tubing/cellophane baggie starch iodine paper clips paper cups Strategy : DIFFUSION Activity #1 1. Place one drop of food coloring into a beaker of water. 2. Observe what happens for Read More Go to Site MuscleMania Votes:0 MuscleMania MuscleMania Celestine Miller Jeffreys Beethoven Academic Center 5342 South Harper Avenue 25 W. 47th Street Chicago IL 60615 Chicago IL 60609 (312)643-2139 (312)535-1480 Objectives : This mini-teach is designed for middle-school students. Through observation, demonstration and brainstorming, students will learn the three different types of muscles and their functions. By building a model of the arm, they will learn its basic anatomy and how muscles, particularly the bicep and tricep, function in relationship to bones. Students will perform an experiment on the relationship between muscle size and muscle fatigue. Materials Needed : [for groups of three students] (10) Pre-prepared wooden upperarm and forearm (humerus, radius & ulna), attached to each other with (5) hinges; each se Read More Go to Site My Body, the Inside Story: Unit Content and Tasks Votes:0 | Content Outline | Performance Tasks | Rubrics | Instructional Activities | Content Outline: Circulatory System Digestive System Muscular System Nervous System Respiratory System Skeletal System I. Skeletal System A. Background B. Choice of Activities 1. Bone Composition 2. Major Bones of the Body 3. Jazzy Joints 4. Living Bones 5. Measuring Your Skeleton (Non-standard Units) 6. Measuring Your Skeleton (Standard Units) 7. Pretzel Skeletons II. Muscular System A. Background B. Choice of Activities 1. Body Language 2. Cubism (Art) 3. Range of Motion III. Circulatory System A. Background B. Choice of Activities 1. Detecting Your Pulse 2. Calculating Beats Per Minute 3. Blood Vessels 4. Heart Rates of Adults vs. Children 5. Researching the Heart 6. Dramatization of the Blood's Trip Through th Read More Go to Site Name That Taste Votes:0 Name That Taste Name That Taste Gracie L. Jones Charles Carroll Elementary 3062 Stafford 2929 West 83rd Street Markham IL 60426 Chicago IL 60625 (708) 331-6989 (773) 535-9414 Objective : This experiment is designed specifically for students in grades three to five. However, it should also be helpful for students in grades six to eight with minimal adjustments. It can accompany lessons which target the five senses, especially the senses of taste and smell or it will work well as a singular experiment which will enhance basic observation skills. Students will learn how the different taste sensations are experienced, particularly that sweet and sour sensors are located on specific parts of the tongue. Materials Needed : Q-tips Granulated sugar Lemon juice Shock tarts (candy) Vinegar Cups (4 p Read More Go to Site Reliability Of Your Visual Sense Votes:0 Reliability Of Your Visual Sense Reliability Of Your Visual Sense William M. Gordon Parkman Elementary School 9700 S. Oakley Avenue 241 W. 51st Street Chicago IL 60643 Chicago IL 60609 (312) 233-5809 (312) 535-2220 Objectives : Students will: (a) perform a series of tests on the reliability of their visual sense. (b) record their observations for each test. (c) conclude from their data how reliable their visual sense is. Materials needed : colored pencils or crayons: lightweight cardboard (yellow, green, red, black) glue white unlined paper straight pin pencil with eraser 3 x 5 file card protractor ruler paper clip opened Strategy : Activity A. Afterimages (1) With colored pencils or crayons, color the four squares. Use only the color indicated for each square. (2) Stare at the cross in th Read More Go to Site Respiratory System Votes:0 Respiratory System Respiratory System Mona Turner Delano Elementary School 1039 Dodge Ave 3937 W. Wilcox Evanston IL 60202 Chicago IL 60624 (708) 390-9714 (312) 534-6620 Objectives : This lesson was designed for grades 4-6 to show that the general functions of the respiratory system are to deliver oxygen to the tissues, the importance of cellular respiration, the processes of inhalation/exhalation, determine the volume of air exhaled and to eliminate carbon dioxide formed in the body. Students will: -Demonstrate that there is oxygen in the air we breathe. -Build a model of the respiratory system. -Measure the amount of air that can be forced out of the lungs. -Demonstrate that carbon dioxide is exhaled from the body. Materials Needed : Part A Part B 1. Candle 1. 2-pieces of straw 2. Matche Read More Go to Site scrtec.org Votes:0 scrtec.org Click here to go to scrtec.org . Read More Go to Site scrtec.org Votes:0 scrtec.org Click here to go to scrtec.org . Read More Go to Site scrtec.org Votes:0 scrtec.org Click here to go to scrtec.org . Read More Go to Site scrtec.org Votes:0 scrtec.org Click here to go to scrtec.org . Read More Go to Site Skeletal System And External Body Development Of A Full Term Fetus Votes:0 Skeletal System And External Body Development Of A Full Term Fetus Skeletal System And External Body Development Of A Full Term Fetus Joi Lewis 10047 S. Peoria Chgo., Ill. 60643 312-779-3449 Objective : Grade level: 9th Students will learn that growth of a full-term fetus' skeletal system and external body parts become more detailed and distinct throughout the three trimesters of pregnancy. Materials needed : (for a class of 25 students): balloons paper cut-outs (Skeletal System a picture frame and external Body Parts-eyes, toy model car eyebrows, nose, and mouth) handout (Fetal Development) index cards (5x8) handout (outline of fetal body) scissors illustration poster (Fetal Development) glue miniature size skeleton Strategy : Optional : A toy model car and a picture frame used with key w Read More Go to Site SMILE PROGRAM BIOLOGY INDEX Votes:0 SMILE PROGRAM BIOLOGY INDEX The SMILE website is hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author. The Biology lessons are divided into the following categories: Anatomy & Physiology , Zoology , Botany , Microbiology , Genetics , Environmental Studies and Ecology , Biochemistry , General Biology and Miscellaneous . Anatomy & Physiology Gathering data about respiration by Charles Buzek - John Spry School Production of Sound by Valvasti Williams Jr. - Perkins Bass Elementary School Feely Balloons by Winnie Koo - Ravenswood School Investigating the Nervous System by Barbara J. Baker - Doolittle West Primary What Happe Read More Go to Site Some Activities For Teaching the Mechanics of Vision Votes:0 Some Activities For Teaching the Mechanics of Vision Some Activities For Teaching the Mechanics of Vision Charles T. Buzek John Spry School 35 S. Kensington 2400 S. Sacramento LaGrange Il 60525 Chicago Il 60653 (708)482-0024 (312)534-1700 Objectives : Students are to learn the relationship of light to vision, how light moves, how that affects what we see and some structural aspects of the eye. Materials Needed : Small bowl, coin, and water 3 by 5 cards soup cans with ends removed, aluminum foil, wax paper Strategy : The following three activities will provide a good introduction to the process of sight: Take the small bowl and place the coin in its bottom. Place it in front of a student at a distance that first renders the coin invisible to the student. Pour water into the bowl and the stu Read More Go to Site Sound and Hearing Votes:0 Sound and Hearing Sound and Hearing Cecile Savage John Farren School 4841 South Langley 5055 South State Chicago IL 60615 Chicago IL 60609 (773) 548-3662 (773) 535-1440 Objectives : To demonstrate that sound travels. To explore how sound is reflected, amplified and recorded. To investigate the physical components of the ear and the way it works. This lesson is designed for a 5th or 6th grade class. Materials Needed : one cookie box or cake tin rubber bands uncooked rice scissors sauce pan or baking tray and wooden spoon plastic wrap or balloons cardboard tubes 1 or 2 candles modeling clay 1 tape recorder and microphone flashlight index cards or pieces of smooth posterboard alarm clock or softly ticking metronome blindfold a blank cassette tape 2 funnels 1 yard of flexible plastic tubing St Read More Go to Site Straight from the Heart Votes:0 Straight from the Heart Straight from the Heart Cheryl L. Trammell Delano Elementary School 6700 South Shore Drive 3937 W. Wilcox Street Chicago IL 60649 Chicago IL 60624 (312) 493-0663 (312) 534-6620 Objectives : (These objectives are adaptable for all grade levels.) The main objectives of this mini-teach are to define and demonstrate the functions of the heart; observe the vibration of a match due to the pulsation of blood in the wrist; to construct a simple stethoscope and use it to listen to your heartbeat; to measure your heart rate (pulse); to compare your heart rate with your partner's heart rate; and to calculate the number of times your heart beats in one hour. Materials Needed : Heart Model Vibration Observation Stethoscope Models one-half pear modeling clay surgical tubing per s Read More Go to Site SuccessLink Votes:0 SECURITY PRECAUTION The SuccessLink web has been temporarily moved to a new location due to an attempted attack into the data on the server. Special access to the SuccessLink website is still available . For security, please type the word you see in the box below and you will be directed to the temporary site. Enter the code shown in the image: If you cannot read the above image, please type SuccessLink . If have any questions, please call (888) 636-4395 (you may leave a message after hours) or send an email to Georgi Forman (using spam guard) Thank you. Copyright © 2007 SuccessLink. All rights reserved. Read More Go to Site SYSTEMS OF THE Human BODY Votes:0 LESSON PLAN DEVELOPMENT ? YOUR HUMAN BODY Lesson Plan developed by Lisa N. Jurovaty Your Human Body Objectives: Allow students to compare the differences and similarities of their bodies. While working in groups have students create database charts for their groups and compare their findings with other groups. Create a list of differences and similarities in the class. Materials: Four Computers Printer Software: Database Microsoft Word List of various body parts Procedure: Explain the database system and how it is used. Explain what creates some differences in people, genealogical makeup of eye color. Have students answer a variety of questions in the database system. Example questions. What color eyes do you have? (Blue, brown, hazel, black) What color eyes does your father have? What col Read More Go to Site Taste, Smell, Touch Votes:0 Taste, Smell, Touch Taste, Smell, Touch Rocenetta Jacobs Roswell B. Mason Elementary School 2053 East 93rd Street 4217 West 18th Street Chicago IL 60617 Chicago IL 60623 (773) 264-6068 (773) 534-1530 Objective : This lesson is designed for grades third through sixth, although it can be modified for any grade level. The objective is to compare and describe objects by using the senses of touch, smell, and taste, and to demonstrate more clearly how a single sense works by eliminating one of the other senses. Materials Needed : 1 meter measuring stick 1 spray bottle of perfume (any brand) dixie cups (number will vary depending upon class size) hot water (not scalding) ice cold water vanilla extract lemons or lemon juice (your choice) plain water vinegar tonic water Soda - Coke and Pepsi Variou Read More Go to Site The Bone Connection Votes:0 The Bone Connection The Bone Connection Artis, Emma Emmet School 7913 South Normal 854-2650 Chicago Ill.60620 Objectives: 1. The student should be able to list the functions of the human skeletal system 2. The student should be able to name some bones in the human skeletal system and at least one function of each Apparatus Needed: 1. Model of a house under construction (made out of popsicle sticks) 2. Parts of the skeleton (cut into puzzle pieces and placed in an envelope) 3. A rag doll, A doll with a stand, A model of a skeleton 4. A bone cut in half (uncooked chicken or turkey bone) Recommended Strategy: 1. Show the class a model of a house under construction and pass out a ditto sheet with a picture of a house under construction. 2. Ask students if they can give the purpose of the frame Read More Go to Site The Brain Reflex System And How It Works Votes:0 The Brain Reflex System And How It Works The Brain Reflex System And How It Works Bobbitt, Ruby Chalmers Elementary School 11110 S. Homewood Ave. 1-312-542-3720 Chicago, Illinois 60643 1-312-779-7614 Objective The students will learn the basic facts about the reflex systems of the brain. Materials needed Rope Penlight or flash light Rubber hammer or special hit with hand. Bottles (for balance) Large paper bags Recommended Procedure Teacher will explain and demonstrate the procedure of all materials. The brain is the major commander of body movements. The motor area of the brain controls the hundreds of different muscles, so that we can run, walk, talk, write, jump etc. The brain has many different parts, but today we will concentrate on a part of the motor area. Motor Area Parts Motor path Read More Go to Site THE EYE AND COLOR IMAGES Votes:0 THE EYE AND COLOR IMAGES THE EYE AND COLOR IMAGES LACY GRIGSBY Paul Robeson High School 6835 S. Normal Avenue Chicago, IL 60621 1-312-723-1700 Objectives : 1) To have the student to observe and experiment with visual after images. 2) To have the student observe white light and its component color spectrum. 3) Introduce the student to the basic colors and their complements within the visual system by demonstration. 4) Introduce the basic parts of the eye. 5) To demonstrate how the optical path and focal system work. 6) To demonstrate how an image is projected upon the retinal network. 7) Show feature analysis of illusions produced by after images. 8) To show the student how to derive any given color. Materials : Candle, convex lens, overhead projector, color light box, 3 by 5 index cards, e Read More Go to Site The Female Reproductive Organs Votes:0 The Female Reproductive Organs The Female Reproductive Organs Glenda Faye Rowe John P. Altgeld 404 Blackstone 1340 West 71st Street Glenwood IL 60425 Chicago IL 60636 708-758-1879 312-535-3250 objectives : This presentation is designed for boys and girls between the ages of eleven and fourteen. The lesson is geared to identifying the female pelvic organs and to understanding the changes that occur during puberty and what specific organs are involved in these changes. The lesson will show the path of the human egg cell during fertilization and non-fertilization and explain the process of menstruation. Materials : Overhead projector Activity sheets Plexiglass model Question box Balloons Chalkboard Transparencies Markers Information charts Video tape and VCR Strategy : 1. Have the class blow Read More Go to Site The Five Senses Votes:0 The Five Senses The Five Senses Ollie L. Jamison Delano Elementary School 9340 S. King Drive. 3937 W. Wilcox Street Chicago IL 60619 Chicago IL 60624 (312) 785-0029 (312) 534-6620 Objective : This lesson was designed for primary grades 1-3. The main objective of this mini-teach is to tell how important the five senses are: to name and identify the five senses; to demonstrate the ability to identify objects through the use of the five senses; to discover the sense of touch as a way to identify the smooth, rough, hard, and soft properties of an object; to discover that sounds and smells are a sources of information; we feel with our skin, we can recognize objects by their touch; and to demonstrate how sound is heard. SIGHT Materials Needed : Use familiar objects from the classroom; horn toy, Read More Go to Site The Human Body Corporation Votes:0 Join Newsletter Search This Site! 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EduBanners.com Learn PC Hardware Vote For Us @ SitesForTeachers @ Teac Read More Go to Site The Human Ear Votes:0 The Human Ear The Human Ear Kall, Maureen 8415 Budingen Tinley Park, IL 60477 1-708-821-2048 Objectives 1) The student will develop a better understanding of the human ear. 2) The various parts of the ear will be demonstrated using phenomenological apparatus. Equipment and Materials Model of the human ear Clear rubber tubing Funnels Food coloring Balloons Salt Rubber bands Rope Hanger Tape recording of various sounds Nylon Straws (Optional) Shell Slinky (optional) Recommended Strategies Begin the lesson by a quick review of the human senses. Display the model of the human ear and begin to break it down into its various components. Using a rope (or a slinky) demonstrate the motion of sound waves as they enter into the ear. This may be done by having two students volunteer to hold an end of Read More Go to Site The Investigation Of The Taste Buds Votes:0 The Investigation Of The Taste Buds The Investigation Of The Taste Buds Ola Jean McGehee Yale Elementary 1130 So. Michigan Ave. #4208 7025 So.Princeton Chicago IL 60605 Chicago IL 60621 312-663-0547 312-535-3190 Objectives : (Adaptable to grade levels 1-2) Students should identify salty, sour, bitter, and sweet tastes. Students will investigate the sense of taste. Students will investigate that taste buds are not uniformly distributed over the tongue. Materials : Cotton swabs (sterile), drinking cups (disposable), 4 beakers (400ml), water, sugar, baking soda, vinegar, salt, tooth picks, mirror and marking pencils. Strategy : Start by giving the students a background of the concept to be developed. Taste and smell are connected. Odors that pass from the mouth to the nose are detected and be Read More Go to Site The Library in the Sky - Community Resources Votes:0 The Library in the Sky has moved. You can find us now at http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.asp Home | Up & Coming | Programs & Projects : Library in the Sky | People | Products & Publications | Topics © 2001 Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Date of Last Update: 05/15/2002 Email Webmaster Tel. 503.275.9500 Read More Go to Site The Sense Of Touch Votes:0 The Sense Of Touch The Sense Of Touch Louise R. Wooten Henry Clay Elementary 1021 East 193rd Place 13231 South Burley Avenue Glenwood IL 60425 Chicago IL 60633 708-757-4376 312-535-5600 Objective : Given a group of objects the learner will identify each using the sense of touch. Materials Needed : Hands-On Box Spiny Spurs Rocks Sand Ball Water Wood Clay Dough Balloons Metal Plastic Cup Styrofoam Recommended Strategies : 1. Discuss the sense of touch and name ways in which the sense can be used. Tell how the sense of touch is special. 2. Explain how the sense of touch works together with the sense of sight. 3. Place items in the Hands-On Box and have a few blindfolded students identify an object using only his/her sense of touch. 4. Place like objects on a table and have a few blindfolded s Read More Go to Site The Senses: Hearing and Sight Votes:0 The Senses: Hearing and Sight The Senses: Hearing and Sight Vincent McEnerney Peck Elementary 9724 So. Karlov 3826 W. 58th Street Oak Lawn IL 60453 Chicago IL 60629 708-423-0617 312-535-2450 Objectives : The student will understand the definition of a disability and how it affects Americans who are hearing impaired or deaf and those Americans who are visually impaired or totally or legally blind. Point out that 20% of Black Americans and 20% of U.S. Hispanics are disabled. Materials Needed : 1. One "Hearing Experience and one" Blind Experience" sheet will be given to the class. 2. 3x5 cards will be issued to the class to record their findings. 3. One fact sheet about "Disability in America Today will enlighten the class. 4. A fact sheet on auditory and visual factors and their relationship Read More Go to Site The Tongue...A Sense of Taste Votes:0 The Tongue...A Sense of Taste The Tongue...A Sense of Taste Dores H. Cook Myra Bradwell School 8148 S. Paxton 7736 S. Burnham Chicago, Il. 60617 Chicago, Il. 60649 (312) 768-5540 (312) 535-6600 Objectives : Students will be able to identify the four taste sensations: salty, sweet, sour and bitter. Students will be able to recognize the papillae or receptors on the tongue. Students will be able to locate and label the different taste sense organs on the tongue. Materials needed : This list is for a class of thirty first grade students. 1 cup of sugar 4 sticks or cotton swabs per student 1 cup of coffee 4 small cups per student 1 cup of salt 30 small hand mirrors 2 lemons 30 paper plates 15 stalks of celery 1 quart of lemon water 30 tongue diagrams 1 quart of sweet water 30 data tables 1 qua Read More Go to Site Thematic Unit Votes:0 Learning about ME! Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. - Thomas Fuller This is a thematic unit on the human body which I completed with a classmate of mine for an early childhood curriculum class. The Introduction provides an overview of the unit. The unit is divided into 5 learning plans in the areas of The Five Senses , Digestion , The heart and lungs , Nutrition and The skeleton Go Back To Projects first page. Read More Go to Site Untitled Document Votes:0 RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS This set of four lessons is designed for Grade 5 students to learn about the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems . Please click on the lesson that you would like to view: CONTENTS: SECTION 1: Respiratory System SECTION 2: Circulatory System SECTION 3: Comparing Systems of Animals and Humans SECTION 4: Why not to Smoke LINKS PAGE: Click here to go to a page of links for your class to click on when doing the lessons. Read More Go to Site Using Your Senses Votes:0 Using Your Senses Using Your Senses Daniels, Elizabeth A. Collins High School 1748 E. 83rd Street 1-312-542-3500 Chicago, IL 60617 Objectives To use your senses in identifying unknown substances. Apparatus and Materials 1. Nutmeg 8. Spinach 2. Cloves 9. Corn Meal 3. Cardimis 10. Lime Gelatin 5. Grits 11. Banana Nectar 6. Baking Soda 12. Parsley Flakes 7. Carrot Juice 13. Light Corn Syrup 14. Vinegar 15. Fennel Supplies Santa Hat Blackboard and Chalk Lab. Sheet Petri Dishes Cotton Swabs Substances other than the ones listed may be substituted. Recommended Strategy (Phenomenological Approach) 1. Review the following terms: Observation, Identifying characteristics, Categorized. 2. Discuss the meaning of the word Observation using a "gimmick" which will help lead into discussion on methods use Read More Go to Site What Happens When You Eat? Votes:0 What Happens When You Eat? What Happens When You Eat? Kelly Ludwig Lincoln-Way High School 16621 Grants Trail 1801 East Lincoln Highway Orland Park IL 60451 New Lenox IL 60451 (708) 460-5022 (815) 485-7655 Objectives : These activities will show students what organs aid in digestion and how digestion occurs in the human body. This lesson maybe appropriate for middle grades, but is designed for the upper grade curricula. Materials Needed : Activity #1: How Long is the Digestive System? - yarn (at least 4 different colors) Activity #2: Digestion - sugar cubes - granulated sugar - 2 clear cups filled with water Activity #3: Carbohydrate Digestion - unsalted soda crackers (2 per student) Activity #4: Hands on Digestion - a small lump of hamburger (meatball size) - one plastic baggie - 1M HCl - Read More Go to Site What Is Blood and How It Circulates In and Out of the Heart Votes:0 What Is Blood and How It Circulates In and Out of the Heart What Is Blood and How It Circulates In and Out of the Heart Merry Jelks A.C. Powell Elementary School 7820 South Shore Drive 7530 South Shore Drive Chicago IL 60649 Chicago IL 60649 312-978-5349 312-933-6650 Objective : At the end of this mini teach students should be able to explain what blood is and explain the circular movement of blood going in and out of the heart. Materials Needed: Crayons,a paper model of the heart, glue, stethoscope, a pump with a one way valve, attached tubing of the correct size to snugly fit a large hand bulb, a diagram of the heart showing continuous circulation. Strategies : Students will be given the opportunity to listen to their heart beat and to take their pulse rate. Teacher will explain and desc Read More Go to Site What's Covering You? and why? Votes:0 What's Covering You? and why? What's Covering You? and why? Weathersby, Dorothy Sherwood School 8010 S. Lafayette Ave. 667-2042 Chicago, Illinois 60620 874-7702 Objective: The student will be able to describe the four functions of the skin. Apparatus/Materials Needed: 1. Microprojector (optional) 8. Construction paper 2. Microscopes (if available) 9. Toothpicks 3. Overhead projector 10. Plastic gloves 4. Skin slide 11. Paper cups 5. Model of the skin 12. Water 6. Transparency of the skin 13. Pepper 7. Crayons Introduction: The skin is an organ consisting of tissues structurally joined together to perform specific activities (functions). The four main functions are: (1) Protection: The skin covers the body and provides a physical barrier that protects underlying tissues from physical abrasi Read More Go to Site

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