Planarian Regeneration
by Tonya Page
In this engaging lesson, students will explore human regenerative medicines through the planarian's ability to regenerate. Planarians have specials cells that allow themselves to modify and regrow into any kind of cell necessary technically classifying them as immortal if they are continuously dissected and regenerated. Students will learn and explore other animals, including humans, that also have regenerative superpowers. This lesson comes to life when you integrate the novel, "How to Eat Fried Worms" and add hands-on worm dissection and observation.
Lesson Grade Level
3rd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1va64p8rtwtXW4s7rv3EHt4uT-tT6Xexd/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L1: Cells L2: Organisms & Energy Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) The Number System (NS) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Reading (Informational Text) Writing
Featured
On
Related Content
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
What lives underground? Kinder- 2nd grade students will dig into the life found underground in this 3-part series. In this lesson, students will dig underground to extract soil, investigate/evaluate
Grades:
1st Grade
Day 4 of a 4 day unit (with an optional day 5) on hydroponics, urban farming and vertical farming. Students will learn about hydroponics used on the International Space Station and vertical farming
Grades:
3rd Grade
Students will have the opportunity to discuss growing conditions needed for a healthy plant and what to do when the optimal choice may not be available. In this lesson students construct hydroponic