Otter's Elementary Science Curriculum:
The Human Body
Week 24 Skin, Nails, Hair, and the Sense of Touch
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Read to Learn |
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Kid’s Discover: Skin |
p.2-7 |
8-11 | 12-15 | 16-19 |
Help! What's Eating My Flesh?: Runaway Staph and Strep Infections! (24/7: Science Behind the Scenes) |
p. 1-26 | p. 27-34 | p. 35-44 | p.45-end |
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p. 16-19 Pimples | p.26-27 Sweating | p. 34-37 Bee sting p. 38-39 Suntan |
p.52-53 Outer defenses |
Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun |
Chapter 21-22 The changes in supportive structures in food Why milk is an important food |
Chapter 23 How dairy products are made |
Chapter 24 Why foods spoil |
Chapter 25 How to make food last |
Experiments, Activity Books & Kits |
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p.11-12 Activities: Evaporation Quick cool Supplies needed: |
p.13-14 Activities: Sweaty palms Supplies needed: |
p.15-17 Activities: Map the back of your hand Touchy points Supplies needed: ice, cardboard, pins *p.15 depicts some indistinct nudity |
p.18-20 *p. 19 shows a drawing of someone's rear |
| Exploratorium: Make a hair hygrometer | ||||
Movies |
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| BrainPop.com | ||||
| United Streaming PLUS |
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| Free movies online | Newton's Apple: Skin Wrinkling | |||
Workbooks /Cut & Paste Model books |
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Cut/paste skin model Make the model |
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 Optional Book Human Body (Grades 5-8) |
p.70-71 Skin deep, how a pimple develops |
p.72-73 Sweaty palms, goose bumps and body tissues |
p.74-75 Fingerprints, toenails and fingernails |
p.82-90 Cut & paste activity: review of all the body systems/organs |
Free Printables |
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Label the parts of the skin with this colorful printout. Usborne - skin layers Usborne - sunburn
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Websites to Visit and Online Activities |
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Cow Bop - After reading about how dairy products are made in the nutrition book, visit this site for a silly and fun game to play. Help Bo get the calcium she needs by jumping on the food items as they appear.
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