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Anatomy lesson plans

Week 1: Brain & Nervous System

Experiments:    

1) Reading Rainbows—paper is in w/the instructions

2) Think Fast, Act Faster—ruler

3) Look Again—scissors, Styrofoam plate

4) Through the Looking Glass—pencil, stopwatch or watch w/second hand, hand mirror

5) Strong Sight—pencil, paper, tape

Week2: Senses & Nervous System

Experiments:    

1) Smell like a Salmon—cotton balls, garlic, paper cup, blindfold, paper towel, yardstick

2) Tastes Good to Me—4 glasses, water, measuring spoons, sugar, salt, vinegar, unsweetened grapefruit juice, pencil, paper, Q-tips, glass of water

3) That’s No Apple—potato peeler, knife, carrot, potato, pear, onion, 12 toothpicks, plate, glass of water

4) Running Hot & Cold—3 bowls, hot water, cold water, lukewarm water, timer

Week 3: Digestive System & Respiratory System

Experiments:    

1) Tooth Detective—styrofoam plate, scissors, pen

2) Balancing Apples & Oranges—paper, pencil (for food journal)

3) Huff & Puff—washtub, apple juice container

4) Can’t Keep It In—stopwatch

 5) Bag it—glass, distilled water, bromothymol blue, straw, timer

Week 4: Circulatory System

 Experiments:    

1) The Beat Goes On—stethoscope, stopwatch

 2) Thump, Thump—stopwatch or watch w/second hand

 3) Blood & Gore—measuring spoons, white corn syrup, cup, water, toothpick, red food coloring, cornstarch, soy sauce

4) Piping The Blood—light, mirror, magnifying lens

Week 5: Muscular System

Experiments:    

1) Bet You Can’t—straight-backed, armless chair

2) Hand Puppet—sharp knife, chicken foot, needle-nose pliers

3) Stretch it out—carpeted floor

4) Muscle Fatigue—table & chair, tennis balls, stopwatch

Week 6: Skeletal System

Experiment:     

1) Skeleton Man—hole punch, small paper plate, 19 pipe cleaners (12” long), 24 wagon wheel noodles, scissors, ruler, 12 oz  plastic drinking glass, 12 plastic drinking straws, cardboard,  pencil

 2) Bony Blocks—toilet paper rolls, heavy book

 3) Feet & Feet—tape measure, pencil, paper, calculator

These experiments are from Head to Toe Science by Jim Wiese