Otter's Elementary Science Curriculum:
The Human Body
Week 1 Cells
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Read to Learn |
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Kid’s Discover Magazine: Cells
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p.2-5 | p.6-11 | p.12-15 | p.16-19 |
Experiments, Activity Books & Kits |
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p.71-72 Cells, basic body bits |
p.72-73 Activity: Taking a temperature |
p.74 Hot blood, special events, burn a burger | |
Movies |
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| BrainPop.com | Stem Cells | Cancer * Warning: There is a mention of astrology, but it is presented as fake. |
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| United Streaming PLUS | Standard Deviants School Biology: The Cell (24:57) | Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Biology (44:10) | ||
| Free movies online | Nova online: Lab meat |
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Workbooks /Cut & Paste Model books |
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p. 1 Your body systems | |||
Free Printables |
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Free Scholastic printable: body book - intro to the body Crayola cell coloring page Main body organs - Usborne image - This would be a good image to put at the beginning of a human body notebook or on a lapbook cover. Usborne: Different types of cell images |
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Websites to Visit and Online Activities |
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Free animated online book: Cells Are Us - This is a great book you can use in place of Enjoy Your Cells. It was written by the same author, Frank Balkwill. Construction of the cell membrane activity (motivated, older students) |
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