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​The Human Body

===Title: The Human Body === ===Summary: Students become experts on the human body as well as concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. This unit can be done in conjunction with the FOSS // Human Body // science curriculum by looking specifically at the skeletal and muscular systems. Students will access valid information to learn about ways to enhance personal health and look at ways to avoid and reduce health risks. The students will investigate the structure and function of the living systems in the human body and develop an understanding of the interconnectedness of these living systems. With support and guidance, students will use print and digital resources to gather information to complete an investigation that aligns with one of the unit’s content questions. The students will then share their learning through a self-selected product. ===

Curriculum Framing Questions:
**What choices can humans make to ensure healthy lifestyles?** **What measures can be taken to prevent medical issues?**
 * ===Essential: How can we all work together? ===
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**What choices can humans make to ensure healthy lifestyles?** **What measures can be taken to prevent medical issues?**
 * **Unit: How do life systems function together? **

**How does lifestyle affect a person’s health? What causes childhood diseases and how can they be cured?**
 * ===Content: What body systems are necessary for you to function properly? ===
 * ===<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Content: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;">What body systems are necessary for you to function properly? ===