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Subtopic: Homeostasis

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Arctic Tundra This video segment from Wild Europe: "Wild Arctic" explores the struggle for survival in one of Earth's most extreme environments.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Blood Flow and Thermoregulation In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about the ways your body can regulate its temperature.	7-12	Flash Interactive
Body Breakdowns This interactive feature from the NOVA "Surviving Denali" Web site details the variety of ways the body can fail while climbing a high-altitude peak.	6-8	HTML Interactive
Body Control Center Throughout the day, your nervous system monitors and makes endless adjustments to your body's basic systems -- all to keep you alive. This interactive feature illustrates the complexity of such a task.	6-8	Flash Interactive
Everest: Test Your Brain This interactive feature from the NOVA "Everest" Web site lets you take the same brain quizzes that researchers used to test the brain function of climbers on Mount Everest.	6-8	Shockwave Interactive
Fever! This video describes the role of the brain in regulating body temperature and how sometimes fever is employed to fight off infection.	6-8	QuickTime Video
Fighting Back Help the immune system fight off an infection in this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Surviving AIDS" Web site.	6-8	Shockwave Interactive
Function of Fever Fevers are a sign of infection, but they may also be part of the cure. This drawing illustrates Matthew Kluger's lizard study, which supports the notion that fever can be beneficial.	6-12	JPEG Image
Human Body Regulation Students learn how the human body self-regulates to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment.	6-8	Lesson Plan