The Food Chain, Food Web and Food Pyramid

The Nervous System

You can read about the brain using this link.

Bones and Muscles

Learn About the Nervous System

 Read about your nervous system using this link.

Bonus Sound Resources

 

Your Nervous System

 

Read about your brain and nervous system on Kidshealth.

Read more at Biology for Kids.

The Human Heart -- Circulatory System

Operation Ouch - Digestion | Biology for Kids

Now check out this song about the digestive system.

How your digestive system works

Biology for Kids

The Digestive System -- Kids Health

Digestive System -- Nat Geo Kids

How Our Eyes Work? - Senses for Kids

You can read about your eyes and sense of vision too:

1. Kids Health -- Eyes
2. Biology for Kids
3. ABC teach 
4. Are you cool enough to check out this cow's eye dissection?

Moving the Human Body

 You can also read about this on Kids Health.

The Human Body -- Muscles

Which of these two videos does a better job of teaching you how your muscular system works?
Which is more interesting?

Make a Model of a Human Hand

The Mystery Science lesson for this week is based on the way that muscles and bones work together in the human body and specifically in the hand.  They have a model of a human finger that you can make using the Mystery Science instructions.  However, if you can't make that model, or you'd like to try a different one, then check out these other options.

1. Simple model hand from Science Kids
2. A simple Robotic Hand 
3. Explore More Robot Hand
4. Sci Tech Labs paper hand model
5. Make an articulated hand
6. Flex and Extend: Modeling a Human Hand

Choose the option that works best for you.  You DO NOT need to go and buy any special supplies.  Think creatively.  Try to use items that you have around the house.

• What can you use instead of the supplies they suggest?
• You can cut up a cereal box to get cardboard.
• Use a paper clip or tape instead of beads.
• What can you substitute for string?
• Can you use rolled up paper and tape instead of a straw?
• What can you substitute for other materials?  Think creatively.

Virtual Field Trip -- Morro Bay and Ochre Stars

Read more about the Ochre Sea Star at this link.

Learn about its favorite food, Califonia mussels at this link.

Learn About Viruses

Learn about viruses by using this link from the Exploratorium.  It is important that we understand some of this information since it is affecting us so much.

Viruses and Us from the Exploratorium

Make sure you do at least two of the videos or activities about viruses.

Respiratory System

Read about your respiratory system:
Your Lungs and Respiratory System
Breathing and the Respiratory System

Video from Kidshealth

Quiz yourself

The Heart and Circulatory System - How They Work

Check out the next video to see how our body systems are interrelated.  They work together to bring oxygen to all of our cells.


Read the following:
Your Heart and Circulatory System
What's Blood?
Biology for Kids Cardiovascular System

Quiz yourself

Valentine's Day Special: How the heart actually pumps blood

How your digestive system works

Interactive diagram of the digestive system.

Kids Health -- Digestive System Movie

Kids Health -- Digestive System Slideshow

Digestive System Game

Quiz yourself

The Eye -- Part 2

There was a question asked about how we see color today in class.  Check out the video below: