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Grade 7, Science Std #1.1: Identifying homeostasis as the process by which an organism responds to its internal or external environment.

Lesson Plans: Human Body Regulation Students learn how the human body self-regulates to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment -- a process called homeostasis. They begin by looking at how the human body regulates temperature and the value of a fever in fighting infection. Then they use an interactive Web activity to explore other ways in which the body maintains homeostasis, such as by controlling heart rate, respiration rate, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure. Those Powerful Hormones This unit plan is a designed to introduce high school students to the endocrine system of the human body and help them realize its powerful influence in their lives. Operation Antibody Apply knowledge of the immune response to explain what is happening on a cellular level as the body is invaded and counters with an attack of its own. Ecology Population Dynamics-Homeostasis Interactions within and among systems may result in changes in the properties, position, movement, form, or function of systems.

Resources: Principia Cybernetica Web Homeostasis article Homeostasis Self paced lesson on homeostasis and changing environmental conditions. Homeostasis Another self paced lesson on homeostasis
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