Play and Find out about the Human Body

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Janice VanCleave is one of my favorite science authors, so when I knew we were going to study the Human Body and that Janice had written a book of easy experiments for young children about the Human Body—well, let’s just say my fingers couldn’t type out paperbackswap.com fast enough.

The book includes experiments that include: skin, hair, skeleton, circulation, respiration, digestion, and senses.

Each section starts out with a basic question about that part of the body. Such as, “I wonder why my elbows are wrinkly?” and then provides clear instructions for an experiment to illustrate the answer. In the case of the wrinkly elbow questions, students are directed to observe how a flexible drinking straw works and then look for other areas on their body with wrinkly skin. Each of the 25 experiments are interesting and amazingly simple to execute using simple household materials. Unlike some books that contain a lot of fluff, this book teaches the basics of science by providing original hands-on experiments that will ensure that your child not only enjoys science, but remembers what he or she learned!

Janice VanCleave’s Play and Find out about the Human Body is geared towards children ages 4-7 and is available at many national booksellers world wide.

We could not possibly complete our study of the human body without including several of these experiments into our studies. A great resource for parents with elementary age students.

Karin Katherine is a proud stay-at-home mother of four who feels blessed to be the mother of 5 year old fraternal twin boys and two daughters, ages three and 4 months. As someone who never changed a diaper until she had children, Karin is surprised by the fact that she has been changing diapers for the past 5 years straight with no end in sight! As the 7th of 8 children, Karin feels blessed by her average size (in her mind anyway) family and wouldn’t mind a few more– God willing and her husband notwithstanding. Her biggest homeschooling dream is to one day homeschool across the United States in an RV. Please visit her blogs Mommy Matters and Passport Academy.