- Cardiorespiratory
Fitness- To approximate a measurement of lung capacity; To compare
lung capacities of males and females, active and inactive.
- Cervical Vertebrae-
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.
- Comparison of Respired
Air Volume- Students will understand that a relationship exists
among many sciences.
- Da I's Have It: A
Fun Look At The Eye- Students will construct three forms of the
eye. Using a styrofoam ball, students will add a plastic eye ball by
adhesion.
- Ears and Hearing-
To show sound waves. To make a model that demonstrates how an ear works.
- Exploring the Left
and Right Sides of the Brain- 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.
- Feely Balloons-
Students investigate unknown solids using the sense of touch.
- Fingerprints: 2 mini-teaches
and a game- How to make and preserve fingerprints, the basic types
(arches, loops, and whorls).
- Gathering data about
respiration- 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.
- Genetic Variations
in Hand Span Size- Students shall measure their handspan size to
determine if one pair or many pairs of genes control that trait.
- Give Me A Hand, I'm
"Thumb-body" Special- 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.
- Healthy Colon with
Good Digestion and Fiber- . 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.
- How Air Moves In and
Out of the Lung- To demonstrate how air enters and leaves the lungs.
Demonstrate the relationship between the breathing rate and exercise.
- How Do Toxins Affect
the Human Body?- The learner will be able to identify toxins contained
within household products. The learner will be able to determine specific
affects that toxins may have on the human body.
- How the Body's Immune
System Responds to a Virus- Students will be able to make and explain
illustrations that show how viruses can appear as foreign invaders in
the blood.
- Immunity and Disease-
Students will learn how the immune system (an assortment of cells and
tissues coordinated through a complex network of molecular messages
and interacting genes), fights a war with a pathogenic organism: one
of the many bacteria, viruses, and protozoans that can infect our bodies
and cause disease.
- Inhalation and Exhalation-
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.
- Internal Anatomy:
A Fun Look At The Digestive System- To introduce, identify, and
explain the functioning of some body parts. To construct a "living doll"
composed of the body parts discussed.
- Investigating the Nervous
System- To investigate which end of an earthworm is more sensitive
to odors, light and sound.
- Learning the Bones
and Muscles of the Head and Face- To create an awareness of the
complexity of the human body. To cultivate a life-long interest in the
student's personal anatomy.
- Learning the Dissecting
Planes- Students will learn the basic vocabulary used in dissection.
Students will learn how to orient themselves on a three dimensional
figure.
- Listen To Your Heart
Beat- To determine normal pulse rate. To determine factors that
cause the pulse rate to change.
- Making and Using a
Gel Person to Teach Human Anatomy- High school students will use
a gel person to describe the overall body plan of a human and identify
the major organs of the human body.
- Measuring Work-
Students will explain what work is, measure work done in moving an object,
and tell how energy is related to work in both machines and the human
body.
- Mechanism of Vision-
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.
- Movement Across the
Membrane (Diffusion)- 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.
- MuscleMania- 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.
- Name That Taste-
Students will learn how the different taste sensations are experienced,
particularly that sweet and sour sensors are located on specific parts
of the tongue.
- Neuroscience
for Kids- Worksheets, puzzles, games, and lesson all on neuroscience.
- Nutrition- To
test fruit juices for vitamin C and compare the vitamin C content of
the juices.
- Production of Sound-
Define the word sound. Compare/identify high and low pitches. Identify
the vocal human anatomy.
- Reliability Of Your
Visual Sense- Students perform a series of tests on the reliability
of their visual sense.
- Respiratory System-
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.
- Rubber Egg- To
demonstrate the semi-permeability of a cell membrane. To lay ground-work
for discussion of osteoporosis.
- Skeletal System And
External Body Development Of A Full Term Fetus- 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.
- Some Activities For
Teaching the Mechanics of Vision- 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.
- Sound and Hearing-
To demonstrate that sound travels. To explore how sound is reflected,
amplified and recorded.
- Staying Young with
Vitamin E- The main objective of this Mini-teach is to explain how
Vitamin E inhibits the oxidation of phospholipid and glycolipid molecules
in cell membranes possibly preventing the aging of cells.
- Straight from the
Heart- 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.
- Taste, Smell, Touch-
. 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.
- The Adverse Effects
of Birth Control on the Female Anatomy- At the end of this mini
teach students will be able to explain the adverse effects of birth
control on the female anatomy.
- The Bone Connection-
The student should be able to list the functions of the human skeletal
system.
- The Brain Reflex System
And How It Works- The students will learn the basic facts about
the reflex systems of the brain.
- The Eye and Color
Images- To have the student to observe and experiment with visual
after images.
- The Human Ear-
The various parts of the ear will be demonstrated using phenomenological
apparatus.
- The Female Reproductive
Organs- The lesson will show the path of the human egg cell during
fertilization and non-fertilization and explain the process of menstruation.
- The Five Senses-
The main objective of this mini-teach is to tell how important the five
senses are.
- To Have Or Not To
Have Oxygen (Part I - Fermentation)- The students will be able to
describe the process of glycolysis. The students will be able to infer
the reactants and products of fermentation.
- The Investigation
Of The Taste Buds- Students should identify salty, sour, bitter,
and sweet tastes. Students will investigate the sense of taste.
- The Sense Of Touch-
Given a group of objects the learner will identify each using the sense
of touch.
- The Senses: Hearing
and Sight- 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.
- The Tongue...A Sense
of Taste- 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.
- Using Your Senses-
To use your senses in identifying unknown substances.
- What Happens When
You Eat?- These activities will show students what organs aid in
digestion and how digestion occurs in the human body.
- What is blood and
how it circulates in and out of the heart- 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.
- What's Covering You?
and Why?- The student will be able to describe the four functions
of the skin.
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