📖 VIVA Video Series — Teacher's Guide Educator
A comprehensive teaching companion for the VIVA 3D Medical Animation Library. Use the VIVA series across Health, Science, and PE classes to make anatomy and disease prevention visual, memorable, and standards-aligned.
🌍 Series Overview — How to Use VIVA in the Classroom
The VIVA Video Series includes 64+ 3D medical animations narrated by Dr. Rob, organized into 9 body systems. Each system includes LEARN It challenges (watch + quiz), LIVE It activities, Train the Brain games, and SHARE It reflections.
Play animations on a projector for whole-class instruction, or assign as individual stations
Each video is 2–5 minutes — perfect for bell-ringers, stations, or flipped classroom prep
Students earn coins for completing challenges — track progress on their profile dashboard
Pair with Train the Brain games (Crosswords, Memory Match, Word Search) for vocabulary reinforcement
Each game has its own detailed Lesson Plan inside its Teacher's Guide panel
Use the filter buttons on this page to browse by body system or search by condition
📅 Suggested Pacing Guide
Each body system can fill 1–3 class periods depending on depth. Here is a recommended flow for a single system:
🔔 Day 1: Introduce & Explore 45 min
- Hook question (3 min) — see system-specific hooks below
- Watch 2–3 core VIVA animations together as a class (15 min)
- Class discussion: What did you see? What surprised you? (10 min)
- Students begin LEARN It challenges individually (15 min)
🎮 Day 2: Reinforce with Games 45 min
- Vocabulary review using the Pre-Game terms (7 min)
- Train the Brain game stations: Crossword, Memory Match, Word Search (25 min)
- Students aim for 80%+ to earn Spin4Rewards spins (ongoing)
- Debrief: Which terms were hardest? What connections did you make? (10 min)
📣 Day 3: Apply & Share 45 min
- LIVE It self-assessment — students rate their own health habits (10 min)
- SHARE It reflection — write a health pledge or create a poster (20 min)
- Present or share pledges with a partner or the class (15 min)
🧬 9 Body Systems — Quick Reference & Hooks
Let's Get Cellular
1 animation • Hook: “Your body has 37.2 trillion cells. What does each one need to survive?”
Risky Behaviors
7 animations • Hook: “What actually happens to your lungs the moment smoke enters?”
Blood, Heart & Lungs
12 animations • Hook: “Your heart beats 100,000 times a day. What happens when the pipes clog?”
The Brain
2 animations • Hook: “Your brain uses 20% of your body's energy. What happens when a tumor grows inside it?”
Digestive System
13 animations • Hook: “Food takes a 30-foot journey through your body. What can go wrong along the way?”
Ears, Nose & Throat
10 animations • Hook: “Sounds enter your ear as vibrations. What happens when infection reaches your eardrum?”
Endocrine System
7 animations • Hook: “Insulin is a key that unlocks your cells. What happens in diabetes when that key breaks?”
Excretory System
7 animations • Hook: “Your kidneys filter 200 quarts of blood every day. What happens when stones block the flow?”
Female Reproductive
14 animations • Hook: “From a single cell to a fully formed baby in 40 weeks. How does the body do it?”
🪙 Coin Economy — How Students Earn Rewards
Students earn coins across four categories for each body system. Coins track engagement and unlock the Spin4Rewards prize wheel at the LEGENDARY tier (80%+).
LEARN It
50 coins per video completed (watch + pass quiz)
LIVE It
Up to 25 coins per system (self-assessment completion)
Train the Brain
Up to 30 coins per system (game scores: Pre-Check + Post-Check)
SHARE It
Up to 50 coins per system (reflection 20 + feedback 15 + pledge 15)
Tip for teachers: Use the coin totals on each course card (hover over the badge) to see exactly how many coins are available per system. Students who complete all 9 systems earn the VIP VIVA CHAMP badge.
🎯 Standards Alignment — Full VIVA Series
ISTE Standards for Students:
ISTE 1.1 Empowered Learner — students use technology to choose and achieve learning goals
ISTE 1.3 Knowledge Constructor — students build knowledge through digital exploration of body systems
ISTE 1.6 Creative Communicator — students share health knowledge through pledges and reflections
SHAPE America — National Standards for Health Education:
Standard 1 Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention
Standard 4 Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills to enhance health
NHES — National Health Education Standards:
NHES 1 Core Concepts — comprehend health promotion and disease prevention
NHES 2 Analyze Influences — risky behaviors, tobacco, alcohol, drugs
NHES 3 Access Information — cancer screening, reproductive health, prenatal care
NHES 5 Decision Making — diabetes management, nutrition, exercise
NHES 7 Self-Management — chronic conditions, cardiovascular, kidney, dental health
NGSS — Next Generation Science Standards:
LS1.A Structure and Function — organ systems, anatomy, physiology
LS1.B Growth and Development — cell growth, prenatal development, cancer
LS1.D Information Processing — brain function, nervous system
ASCD Whole Child Tenets:
Healthy Engaged Challenged Safe
ISTE 1.1 Empowered Learner — students use technology to choose and achieve learning goals
ISTE 1.3 Knowledge Constructor — students build knowledge through digital exploration of body systems
ISTE 1.6 Creative Communicator — students share health knowledge through pledges and reflections
SHAPE America — National Standards for Health Education:
Standard 1 Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention
Standard 4 Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills to enhance health
NHES — National Health Education Standards:
NHES 1 Core Concepts — comprehend health promotion and disease prevention
NHES 2 Analyze Influences — risky behaviors, tobacco, alcohol, drugs
NHES 3 Access Information — cancer screening, reproductive health, prenatal care
NHES 5 Decision Making — diabetes management, nutrition, exercise
NHES 7 Self-Management — chronic conditions, cardiovascular, kidney, dental health
NGSS — Next Generation Science Standards:
LS1.A Structure and Function — organ systems, anatomy, physiology
LS1.B Growth and Development — cell growth, prenatal development, cancer
LS1.D Information Processing — brain function, nervous system
ASCD Whole Child Tenets:
Healthy Engaged Challenged Safe
Coach Lucy
Wellness Coach · Systems Guide