Discovery Pictures and the British Broadcasting Corporation have partnered to bring you The Human Body, a remarkable large-format film that brings a fascinating new dimension to the exploration of the miracle of life in its most personal of settings - our own bodies. For the first time ever, students will view their intimate, everyday world from some amazingly intricate and novel perspectives.

The film uses ground-breaking photographic techniques and state-of-the-art technology to transport viewers on an incredible voyage into the workings of the human body.

The Teacher's Resource Guide, which was prepared with the help of professional educators life yourself, will further your students' understanding of the body's organ systems and how they work together; and the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and a healthy body. The material in the guide is designed for use with students between the ages 8 and 13. Activity 1 includes space for a Body Maintenance Plan for student self-assessment and for tracking information learned as students work on the various activity masters. Be sure to send copies of the letter on page 24 of the guide home with your students so they can share it, as well as their Body Maintenance Plan, with their parents, guardians or caregivers.

The material in the Teacher's Resource Guide is designed to be flexible. Please feel free to modify and duplicate the copyrighted materials to suit your students' needs. And, please share the materials with other teachers in your school.

I hope you and your students enjoy viewing The Human Body as much as we enjoyed making the film and bringing it to you!

Sincerely,