Students learn about what is means to be fit, eating well, exercising, and maintaining a healthy weight. Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary grade levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.
Students will understand and appreciate the work of their bones, muscles, and joints.This educator's guide provides a detailed lesson plan for instruction on the musculoskeletal system. The guide includes questions for discussion, outlines of two classroom activities, a quiz for assessment, and reproducible student handouts. In the first activity, "A Winning Combination," students write a play-by-play commentary describing how the parts of the knee joint work together to kick a soccer ball. In the second activity, "Dr. Build-a-Bone's Laboratory," students read an article about bones (including a cross-section diagram of a bone) to investigate what bones are composed of and how new bone is formed.
This 10-item quiz assesses student knowledge and understanding of the heart and cardiovascular system.
This brief video describes the major components and functions of the digestive system.
This 10-item quiz assesses student knowledge and understanding of the digestive system.
This online article provides explanation for how to maintain energy and health for an active body. Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.
Assesses student knowledge about the parts of the human heart.
This brief video describes the major components and functions of the circulatory system.
This printable and fillable worksheet assesses student knowledge of the major components of the digestive system.
This brief video describes the major components and functions of the muscular system.
This printable and fillable worksheet assesses student knowledge about the bones that make up the human skeleton.
Students learn about minerals and the basic information about the ten kinds of minerals (macrominerals and trace minerals). Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary grade levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.
This 10-item quiz assesses student knowledge and understanding of the heart and cardiovascular system.
This 10-item quiz assesses students' knowledge and understanding of the muscular system.
This 10-item quiz assesses student knowledge and understanding of the respiratory system.
Students participate in small groups in a game where they toss a ball/beanbag from person to person to match the order that oxygen travels inside the body during respiration. In the second activity, "Take a Breath! Board Game," students compose questions and answers about the parts of the respiratory system to create game cards. They will then play the game in small groups.This educator's guide provides a detailed lesson plan for instruction on the respiratory system. The guide includes questions for discussion, outlines of two classroom activities, a quiz for assessment, and reproducible student handouts.
This 10-item quiz assesses student knowledge and understanding of the respiratory system.
This 10-item quiz assesses students' knowledge and understanding of the skeletal system.
Assesses student knowledge about the component of the skin.
Students learn about vitamins and the basic information about each of the common vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, and K). Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary and middle grade levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.