Nature Studies

I found this fun looking nature journal to help with our nature studies. It includes different activities to do outside as well as information about various habitats.
We began today and it seems like it will be a worthwhile addition to our curriculum.

The Human Body Study

We've been making various models of the human body to accompany our science study. Here's some of the projects we've completed. We've completed experiments and done reading on these parts as well as worksheets for reinforcement.

The five senses model opens to reveal different parts of the senses.



The mouth model tells the different tastes as well as the parts of the mouth.



The eye includes the various parts of the eye.



The heart includes the veins and interworkings of the heart.

Study on the Human Body

To enhance our study on bones, we watched the following video:
Skeleton (Eyewitness Lvg World Video)



The book we are using to enhance our science study this week is Look At Your Body: Blood by Steve Parker.

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 31 pages
Publisher: Stargazer Books (August 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1932799753
ISBN-13: 978-1932799750

Digging into Digestion

This week we are beginning our study of the digestive system. We'll be adding the digestive system to our skeleton, reviewing muscles and bones, and other fun activities.
Here's some resources we are adding to our study this week.

Standard Deviants: Anatomy, Vol. 1 DVD
This DVD is so funny that you don't realize you are learning!

An Illustrated Adventure in Human Anatomy: Blueprints for Health, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 56 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second Edition edition (April 1, 2002)
Language: English

Baring those Bones--A Science Study

We are beginning the year by learning about the different parts of the body--bones, muscles, joints. Using Prentice Hall's Human Biology and Health.

We'll be doing projects (which I am making more advanced) from The Scholastic Body Book: Easy Hands on Models that Teach.

We're doing some supplemental reading from Muscles and Bones (You and Your Body Series) by Jane Saunderson, Andrew Farmer, and Robina Green.


We're also using A Brief Atlas of The Human Body for research.