Teen Health, Course 1

Chapter 7: Your Body Systems

Parent Letters - English

Parent Letter and Activities
For use with Chapter 7

Dear Parent of Guardian,

Your student’s health class is currently studying body systems. The topics include bones and muscles, digestion and excretion, and the heart, blood, lungs, and nerves.

Questions your child will consider include: How do the systems of the body work together? What is the job of the bones and muscles? What do bones need to stay strong? What is blood made of? What happens when I breathe? How is food digested? What is the job of the nervous system? What are examples of voluntary and involuntary movements? With your help, your student will explore these topics with confidence and find answers that will provide information for making healthful choices. Your participation in the exploration of this material is vital.

To support and extend our classroom work, please set aside some time during the next few weeks to complete one or more of the following activities with your child.

  • Look through the textbook with your student and encourage him or her to explain any of the diagrams in Chapter 7. Ask questions that indicate your interest in the information.
  • Access reliable information in the library or on the Internet and look at drawings and diagrams of the body systems with your student.
Please engage in other activities that you feel will help your child understand the body systems and how they work together. Thank you very much for your attention. As always, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Health Teacher

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