Homeschool Science Human Body

Описание: Learn about the human body in this free homeschool science class.

April Human Body

Week 1 Body Systems

Curiosity Question: More than half of the bones in the human body are in the hands and the feet. Why do you think that is?
Book: How everything works: Body basics, muscles, skeleton pg. 10-11, 18-19, 14-15
Video: 11 Body Systems in 3 Minutes    • 11 Body Systems in 3 minutes  
Activity: Mush food in a ziplock bag (stomach), filter through a napkin (intestines), flush the rest.

Week 2 Immune System

Curiosity Question: Every day your body makes 100 billion white blood cells. Why does it need to constantly make more?
Book: How everything works: Immune system, vaccination pg. 38-41
Video: Immune System    • Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunit...  
Activity: Memory T-cells vs. Germs. Have one object per child (ball, block, toy car etc.). Have one child hand each thing to each child until they receive “theirs” and are healed. Then mix up both toys and children. Without talking, have the first child hand the right toy to the right “germ.” This is how Memory cells work: they remember what heals each disease so when they see it again they can quickly attack the germ effectively.

Week 3 Senses

Curiosity Question: A child has about 10,000 taste buds, an old person may have fewer than 5,000. How does that affect how things taste at different ages?
Book: How everything works: Senses pg. 22-23
Video: Eyes    • What Happens Inside Your Eyes - 3D Animation   Ears    • Journey of Sound to the Brain   Taste    • Taste: Anatomy and Physiology, Animation  
Activity: build a puzzle blindfolded, set the table with your hands tied behind your back, taste things with your eyes closed and nose plugged. How do your senses impact how you live?

Week 4 Heart and Lungs

Curiosity Question: The heart beats more than 36 million times every year. How many times do your heart beat in a minute?
Book: How everything works: Heart and lungs pg 26-27
Video: Lungs    • How do lungs work? - Emma Bryce   Heart    • Heart 101 | National Geographic  
Activity: Heart Pump https://team-cartwright.com/heart-pum...