Summary
An overview of the body's systems -- skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory and more -- and how they work together. Sets up the system-by-system episodes that follow.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
The body is made of systems that work together to keep us alive.
- What is a body system?
- Can you name two body systems and what each one does?
- How do the systems depend on one another?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: system, structure, function, body.
Try it: Pick two body systems and draw an arrow showing one way they help each other.