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Life Systems

life systems

Cardiovascular System!

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Students will learn about the cardiovascular system by identifying the parts of the heart and the lungs, while also identifying their functions and their relation to one another.


MATERIALS

  • A pencil or pen
  • Calculator
  • Timer
  • Your body!

HANDOUT

HANDOUT ANSWERS

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS


Musculoskeletal System!

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Students will learn the relations between muscle, bones, joints and ligaments while completing the Musculoskeletal System activities.


MATERIALS

  • A pencil or pen
  • Colouring pencils, crayons or markers
  • Muscle (ex: Towels, clothes, scarves, blankets)
  • Joint (ex: ping pong ball, tennis ball, a roll of tape)
  • Bone (ex: cutlery, bottles, rulers, straws)

HANDOUT

HANDOUT ANSWERS

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

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