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