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The Human Body

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore the human body through hands-on activities. Young learners will trace their bodies and place cut out body organs in the proper place, print patterns using cut fruit, sing songs about good nutrition, and use their five senses...
Worksheet
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Train the Body, Train the Brain

For Students 6th - 10th
An article from the New York Times, 2010, titled "Phys Ed: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter?" is the springboard for the six short-answer questions posed by The Learning Network. Have your class read the article, answer the questions, and...
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Basketball Relays

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice dribbling a basketball.  In this basketball relay lesson plan, students learn to dribble a basketball, control a basketball and move quickly with a basketball.  Students split into two teams and play a game...
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The Busy Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. In this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the brain...
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Straddleball

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students play a game.  In this spatial and body awareness lesson, students play a game called straddleball.  Students practice throwing a ball, being spatially aware and playing a game with good sportsmanship.
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Shooting Baskets- Relay Game

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students play a game.  In this basketball skills lesson, students work in teams to see whose players can all make a basket the quickest.
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Courts and Bounds

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students relate what they know about boundaries on sports courts to explore range of space. In this domain and range lesson, students identify numbers needed to calculate ranges and use the problem solving strategy of making a table.
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Forehand Clear Shot

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students practice their badminton skills while trying to achieve the three levels of performance designated by the teacher. Students work with partners and assess each other using the leveled sheets.
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Weight Training

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars begin writing their individual weight training programs after a discussion of body types, and principles of training, and an anatomy game for a review of muscles. Students have a reflection writing on goals for assignment.
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Water Polo

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders warm-up and practice passing drills in groups of four or five before being divided into teams for a full court game of Water Polo. Students are observed during practice for how well they work as a team.
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Coral Reef Choreographic ProjectTo

For Teachers K - 5th
Students enhance their understanding of how animals function in a habitat.Students are scattered individually and in small groups. About half of students make coral shapes in small groups. The other half of students move like animals in...
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Snowshoe Tag Games

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars play a new version of tag on snowshoes. Students are able to discover advantages and disadvantages of wearing snowshoes based on their performance in the game of tag.
Handout
American College of Sports Medicine

Selecting and Effectively Using Hydration for Fitness

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How much water does your body lose during exercise? How much should you hydrate during and after exercise? Address the importance of hydration with your young athletes using this informative handout.
App
Coach My Video

CoachMyVideo Mobile: Easy Frame-Capture

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Your class will be eager to improve their physical skills and bring their games to the next level after working with you and this app! Record your young athletes as they demonstrate their unique athletic abilities, and then review...
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Balance Activities

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students, through group and individual activities, study and experiment with the concept of balance. They attempt balancing tasks at different levels of difficulty and in different body positions. They work to improve their balance.
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Create A Line Dance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create their own line dance, which must have a minimum of 4 parts, each part goes to a count of 4. They may select parts from the Create a Line Dance cards to use for their dance, or they may create their own parts.
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Hanukkah Game

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners participate in a game involving their motor skills. With a partner, they are given a menorah and bean bags and they decide who carries the candles. After discussing the history of Hanukkah, they practice their locomotive skills.
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Oral Care Tips for Great Teeth & Great Smiles

For Students 4th - 7th
Learn about milk and adult teeth, the types of teeth we have and their functions, the anatomy of a tooth, dental decay and tooth plaque, how to take care of your teeth, what dental braces do, what causes bad breath or halitosis, and why...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Nervous System

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the function, systems, and purpose of the nervous system.
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NBC

Live Science: Your Brain Remembers What You Forget

For Students 9th - 10th
The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova Teachers: Dying to Be Thin: Body Needs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the human body needs to function at its best, and why.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Food and Nutrients

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses classes of nutrients and their functions in the human body.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Cardiovascular System

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the parts and functions of the cardiovascular system.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.60 Innate Immune System

For Students 5th - 9th
Discover the function of the innate immune system.