ScienceWorks for Kids: Learning About My Body
Grades K-1
Concepts covered include:
- the human body has structures and behaviors that help it grow and survive: the body has external parts, the body has internal parts-skeleton and muscles, heart and lungs, stomach and intestines
- the brain controls body functions and is the center of thinking
- humans use their five senses to find out about their surroundings: hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch
- humans grow and change during their life cycles
- we must take care of our bodies: nutrition, rest, cleanliness, exercise, safety
A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes:
- teacher directions for lessons
- reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigation