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The Body Machine

From Schoolhouse Rock! · 1979

The Body Machine
3 min2nd3rd4th5thScienceHealth
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Summary

This song compares the human body to a machine that takes in fuel (food) and turns it into energy, showing the parts working together as one system.

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Discussion

This song compares the human body to a machine that takes in fuel (food) and turns it into energy, showing the parts working together as one system..

  1. How is your body like a machine?
  2. What is the body's 'fuel'?
  3. How do the parts of your body work together?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: energy, fuel, system.

Try it: List two foods you ate and explain what energy they gave your body.

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