Grades 4-8: Genetics Pathway

Science Shows

For show times, see daily schedule posted in the halls and/or listen for announcements.

Dissections

15 minutes
NHES 1; Science 1,3,6

  • Take a closer look at the anatomy of the respiratory and circulatory systems through a live dissection demonstration.
  • Use scientific observation skills in exploring a real sheep heart or lung.

Pre/Post Activities

Previsit Activities

Postvisit Activities

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Programs At Your School—Outreach Classes

The Good, the Bad, and the Ucky

Grades 2–8
Science 3

  • Learn the unpleasant things the body does to stay healthy.
  • Blast particulate matter through giant nostrils into a crowd of nose hair.
  • Perform a digestive skit.
  • Explode a giant zit.

Move It

Grades 2–5
NHES 1,3; Science 1,2,3,6

  • Learn the importance of stretching.
  • Identify different types of bones and joints.
  • Discover how bones and muscles work together through a demonstration dissection.

Mastermind

Grades 2–5
NHES 1,3,4,6,7; Science 3,5,6

  • Discover the anatomy of a sheep brain through a demonstration dissection.
  • Experience effects of simulated brain injuries.
  • Compare a real human brain to animal brains.

Healthy Heart

Grades 2–5
NHES 1,3,4,6; Science 1,3,5,6

  • Discover heart anatomy through a demonstration dissection.
  • Listen to your heart with a stethoscope.
  • Learn how to keep your heart healthy.

Lung Power

Grades 2–5
NHES 1,3,6; Science 2,6

  • Discover lung anatomy through a demonstration dissection.
  • Play “Lung Power Jeopardy.”
  • Conduct a carbon dioxide chemical experiment.

New Me: Puberty

Grades 5 & 6
NHES 1,3,5,6,7; Science 1,3

  • Approach puberty using a sensitive, coed discussion.
  • Explore physical and emotional changes.
  • Ask honest questions and get honest answers.

You’ve Got Guts

Grades 2–5
NHES 1; Science 2,3,6

  • Explore the digestive system through a demonstration dissection of a frog.
  • See how the stomach and liver process foods.
  • Conduct a chemical experiment using your saliva.

Science Background Information