Sunday, August 19, 2012

Summer School: Body Systems

Every week this summer we chose a body system to draw and discuss.  I would draw a body outline on each poster and give them to the kids.  I drew on and labeled a poster along with them.

Systems
external parts
skeletal
digestive & urinary
muscle
circulatory & respiratory
nervous
immune
auditory & vocal
review

Reasons
The writing was good for writing practice of course.
The drawing was good for spacial awareness.
The content was interesting, educational and fun.  The kids have enjoyed know what is going on in their bodies.  Some of the simplest things I told them, amazed them!

Week 1- External Parts

Labeled
head, nose, mouth, hands, knees, legs, etc

Week 2- Skeletal System

Labeled
skull, scapula, humorus, radius, ulna, phalanges, ribs, sternum, clavicle, pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fiblula, phalanges


Week 3- Digestive & Urinary Systems

Labeled
Digestive:  esophogus, stomach, small intestine, large intenstine
Urinary: kidneys, pancreas, ureter, bladder, urethra

Week 4- Muscle System

I drew a front and back
Labeled
Front:  bicep, deltoid, quadricep, abdominals
Back:  tricep, trapezius, lats, gluteus maximus, hamstring, gastrocnemius

Week 5- Circulatory & Respiratory Systems

Labeled
Circulatory:  heart, veins, arteries
Respiratory:  trachea, nose mouth, trachea, lungs

Week 6- Nervous System

Labeled
CNS- brain spinal cord
PNS- extremeties
ANS- organs
Week 7- Immune System


Uncle Ross taught this.  They drew diagrams instead of a body.
Labeled
skin, sleep, exercise, H2O, virus protection, b-cell, macrophage, t-cell, memory cells


Week 8- Auditory & Vocal Systems

Labeled
Vocal:  vocal cords, windpipe, foodpipe, hyoid bone, sound vibrations, tongue, lips
Auditory:  outer ear, inner eat, eardrum, cochlea, sound waves  

Week 9- Review


I drew eight boxes on each poster.  We wrote a few things in each box to review.

External- protection, beauty
Skeletal- strength, protection, structure
Digestive & Urinary- a place for food to go, use our food & water, gets rid of waste
Muscle- movement, strength
Nervous- feel things, movement, response
Circulatory- delivery of nutrients & oxygen, gets rid of waste
Immune- attacks germs, health
Auditory & Vocal- communicate, enjoyment