LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the complementary nature of the human body system.

Objective 4.04

Evaluate how systems in the human body help regulate the internal environment.

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Lesson plans on the web

Body image
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about neurologist Henrik Ehrsson's study showing that the brain influences how people view their own bodies. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Body temperature
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how our bodies constantly generate heat because of our metabolism. We have to constantly lose heat to maintain our normal temperature. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Clumsy kids
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the reasons many adolescents feel awkward and clumsy. Growth spurts may be to blame for teenagers' sometimes klutzy behavior. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Cold sensors
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, University of Florida neuroscientist Jiango Gu explains how he and his colleagues are looking for sensory molecules, called receptors, that can sense cold. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Coping with changes
The purpose of this lesson is to understand how the nervous system allows us to learn, remember, and cope with changes in the environment. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 9–12 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fever chill
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear Dr. Matthew Kluger, of the Medical College of Georgia, explain why fevers give people the chills. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Hoarding
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear an explanation of how a specific part of the brain might be responsible for a person's tendency to “hoard” items. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
LIFE: From diversity to DNA
A collection of four units for seventh and eighth grade science covering human body systems, genetics, cells, and microbes and disease. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
Provider: Kenan Fellows for Curriculum and Leadership Development
Popping ears
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about why one's ears might pop on a plane trip. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Young blood
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how young blood can help old muscles heal faster. An experiment found that blood from younger mice stimulated stem cells in the muscles and livers of older mice. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade )
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science