Grades 3 to 5 Self-paced
online course
online course
Body Lab
Body Lab Grades 3 to 5
Free online body systems course · 12 weeks
- Grade
- Grades 3 to 5
- Ages
- Ages 8 to 11
- Price
- Free
- Format
- Self-paced online course at learn.lanternlearn.com
About this course
Body Lab Grades 3 to 5 is a free 12-week online science course about how the human body works. Kids go from cells to whole systems: the skeleton, muscles, heart and blood, lungs, digestion, brain and nerves, the senses and the body's defenders. They take their pulse and graph it, build a cardboard arm and a balloon lung, and test their reaction time. Saturday is Body Lab Day with the family.
12-week list
Each week has short lessons Monday to Friday and a Body Lab Day with the family on Saturday.
| Week | Topic | Focus | NGSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cells to Systems | How a body is built, from tiny to big | 4-LS1-1 |
| 2 | The Skeleton | The living frame that holds you up | 4-LS1-1 |
| 3 | Muscles | The pullers that move you | 4-LS1-1 |
| 4 | Heart and Blood | The pump and its delivery roads | 4-LS1-1 |
| 5 | Lungs and Breathing | Oxygen in, carbon dioxide out | 4-LS1-1 |
| 6 | Digestion | Food's long trip, powered by the Sun | 5-PS3-1 |
| 7 | Brain and Nerves | The control center and its messengers | 4-LS1-2 |
| 8 | Eyes and Seeing | How light becomes a picture | 4-PS4-2 |
| 9 | Ears, Hearing and Balance | Good vibrations and a steady body | 4-LS1-2 |
| 10 | Skin, Touch, Smell and Taste | The senses that touch, sniff and sample the world | 4-LS1-2 |
| 11 | Body Defenders | Skin, tears, mucus and white blood cells | 4-LS1-1 |
| 12 | Healthy Body Capstone | Sleep, movement, water and food for every system | 3-5-ETS1-1 |