The incredible human body: great projects and activities that teach about the major body systems
By: Esther Weiner.
Contributors: Weiner, Esther
Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Human biology -- Popular works; Human biology -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Genres: Popular works
Description: Engaging hands-on activities to help students explore the major body systems. Students play a game to track the bloods' journey through the circulatory system, investigate what makes bones strong, measure their lung capacity, explore how the brain controls the five senses, and much more.
Notes: Grades 3-6
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: The nervous system and the senses: Science background; title: Map your brain!; title: Walking on nerves; title: Close-up book: Brain at work!; title: Sense of sight: Seeing the light; title: Focus, focus, focus!; title: Fooling your brain; title: Where are your eyes?; title: Sense of hearing: Do you hear what I hear?; title: An ear-ie model; title: Voyage through the ear; title: Sense of smell: A nose's job; title: Sense of taste: How does it taste?; title: Sense of touch: You're so sensitive!; title: Chapter 2: The skeletal system: Science background; title: Building the framework; title: Bones in shape; title: A joint exploration; title: Celebrate vertebrates!; title: A hard noggin; title: Close-up book: A bone's story; title: Chapter 3: The muscular system: Science background; title: How do muscles work?; title: How strong are your muscles?; title: A different kind of strong; title: Close-up book: Muscles move you!; title: Chapter 4: The digestive system: Science background; title: Chewing your chow!; title: The salive solution; title: Down the hatch!; title: The intestine round-up!; title: Close-up book: Eater's digest; title: Chapter 5: The respiratory system: Science background; title: Where did the air go?; title: Breathe in, breathe out!; title: Catch your breath!; title: What's in a breath?; title: Close-up book: Inhale and exhale tale; title: Chapter 6: The circulatory system: Science background; title: Feel the beat!; title: A heart and lung exercise; title: The blood factory; title: Red-blooded drama; title: Close-up book: Pump power!.