In this endocrine system worksheet, students review the structures and functions of the parts that make up the endocrine system. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank and 6 matching questions.

Seventh graders demonstrate the processes of science by posing questions and investigating phenomena through language, methods and instruments of science. They study the body features or systems of several animals.

In this digestion worksheet, students review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.

In this pollution worksheet, students read about how air pollution is created and the harmful products from car exhausts. Then, they complete nine short answer questions.

Ninth graders examine the three worm phyla. In this classification lesson, 9th graders observe, compare and contrast the planarian, tapeworm, and fluke.

Young scholars study vitamins and who should take them and what ones to take.  In this investigative lesson students plan a healthy diet after reviewing the types of supplements.

High schoolers, working in cooperative groups, extract very impure samples of DNA from a number of tissue samples. They determine how the samples can be preserved and how they are similar.

Students are introduced to the topic of fetal tissue implantation. In groups, they examine a case study and share information with the rest of the class. Then they do a reflective writing assignment to assess understanding of the ethical...

In this endocrine system worksheet, students compare and contrast the glands associated with this body system plus review the four major classes of hormones. This worksheet has 25 fill in the blank statements.

There's a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It's your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. This...

Investigate medical research in producing (culturing) artificial organs, such as livers, on silicon chips. Test how the surface coating of a substrate affects the success of a biofilm.

For an organism to function, substances must move into and out of cells. Three processes contribute to this movement - diffusion, osmosis and active transport. Diffusion is the process by which useful materials and waste products move in...

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite called Plasmodium that invades red blood cells and liver cells. The parasites are transferred to humans by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. The article discusses how...

An overview of malaria and the types of Plasmodium that is carried by the Anopheles mosquito infecting red blood cells and liver cells in the human body. Symptoms of malaria are also discussed.

These microscopic images of different cells and tissues from the human organs gives an idea of some the pathological processes that occur and the importance of histology.

A large PDF unit that teaches students about the human body systems. Incorporates many activities and integrates math and language arts.

This site provides many links on information about cancer.

This site from the Cancer Index provides a long list of links to sites on every imaginable type of cancer, genes related to cancer, treatments, and resources for cancer patients and their families. The index can be viewed alphabetically,...