A research project one possible anatomy and physiology activity. Students get the chance to expand their knowledge by researching information for their project. Students present their projects as a written report or presentation. Experiments may be included within the project. Teachers provide students with instructions pertaining to requirements and presentation. Research project topic ideas include how an individual body part or system works. For example, one idea for a research project includes how the heart and circulatory system works to transport blood throughout the body. A project involving how a neuron works is another research project idea. Cell division is also a topic that can be chosen as a research project subject.
Another anatomy and physiology activity would be to have students create models for organs, body systems or the body as a whole. Model kits are available for purchase at school supply stores and online. Homemade models can be made using techniques such as papier-mâché. Papier-mâché organs can be painted and detailed to identify parts and structures. Clay is another medium that can be shaped, molded and decorated to create an anatomy and physiology model.
Dissection projects provide students with the opportunity to see actual examples of an animal's body. Students can examine organs and see where they are located. Frogs and fetal pigs are examples of animals used for dissection. Individual organs such as an eye, heart or kidney, can be dissected, allowing students to learn them in more detail.
Workbook activities allow students to show what they have learned about anatomy and physiology. Workbooks offer a variety of activities including practice questions and diagrams students can label. Worksheets with coloring activities teach younger kids about anatomy and physiology. Workbooks are available at school supply stores, bookstores and online.
A matching game is an activity students play as a way to learn about anatomy and physiology. Teachers can purchase cards with pictures and words. Students or teachers can create the cards as another activity. Kids can match pictures of organs to the correlating cards with the name of the part, the system it belongs in or its function in the body. Teachers can use this activity as an interactive learning game where the kids divide into groups and play each other. The team that collects the most matches wins.