Human Body Systems Reading: WEIRD BODY FACTS

⭐Get this human body systems reading at a big discount in our Life Science Top 10 Lists Bundle!⭐

Students READ an engaging article about 10 weird human body facts then ANSWER QUESTIONS on a corresponding worksheet. Great as a science sun plan!!

For each of the 10 weird facts about the human body, students also learn a little more about a body process or system.

For example, students will learn that:

  • A person makes 6250 gallons of spit in their lifetime, but also more about chemical versus mechanical digestion.
  • Elderly people have bigger noses and ears, but also about the 4 types of tissues in the body (epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous).
  • A human stomach can dissolve metal, but also the purpose of acid in the stomach.

There’s 10 total sections with a weird fact and a quick human body lesson!

Teacher Notes:

  • Makes a great sub plan!
  • Please note: This human body systems reading is best suited for upper middle school or an introductory high school course.
  • NGSS Standard MS-LS1-3
  • Includes answer key.
  • This resource is NOT editable.
  • We offer a complete and comprehensive Human Body Systems Unit!
  • Check out more resources in the human body systems section of our shop!
  • You can also shop our TPT store!

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.

$4.50

somdn_product_page
Grade Levels: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: HS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3