Excretory System Activity: Kidney Lab

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Perfect LOW-PREP hands-on anatomy activity for teaching middle school students about the excretory system!

Includes both a printable PDF and a Google Slides version for a paperless lab.

In this activity, students read a simple background about kidneys and how they work, answer some “Check for Understanding” questions, then follow simple instructions to create a model of a kidney. A brief analysis follows.

Materials: coffee filters, plastic cups, food coloring, glitter (easily substituted)

NGSS Standards:

• MS-LS1-3
• NGSS Science & Engineering Practices: Developing and using models; Planning and carrying out investigations

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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.