Janice Vancleave's the Human Body for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun Paperback - 1995
by Janice VanCleave
Of all the world's wonders, none is more fascinating than the human body. In this latest addition to the bestselling Science for Every Kid Series, everybody's favorite science teacher, Janice VanCleave, offers kids intriguing, easy-to-do activities that take the mystery out of how the body works--like making a model of the human skeleton. Line drawings.
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What makes the heart beat faster or slower? How do tightrope walkers keep their balance? Why does spinning fast cause dizziness? Explore the mysteries and the workings of the human body through this fascinating collection of ideas, projects, and activities. Have fun while you learn about everything from the body's basic building blocks to how the brain receives messages from other parts of the body. Make a model of a human cell that you can eat for dessert. Make a working model of a human lung from a soda bottle, a balloon, and a garbage bag. Through these and other activities, you'll find out how your lungs supply air to your blood and your heart pumps blood throughout your body; how your body sees, hears, feels, smells, and tastes the world around it; how you lose and regain up to five pounds of skin every year; and much more. Most of the materials you need are already part of you; the rest you will easily find around the house or classroom. Every activity has been "child tested" and can be performed safely and cheaply in the classroom, at a science fair, or at home. Also available in the series from Janice VanCleave: Astronomy for Every Kid Biology for Every Kid Chemistry for Every Kid Dinosaurs for Every Kid Earth Science for Every Kid Geography for Every Kid Geometry for Every Kid Math for Every Kid Physics for Every Kid Kids, Join the Science for Every Kid Club See inside for details.
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- Title Janice Vancleave's the Human Body for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun
- Author Janice VanCleave
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New Ed
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Jossey-Bass, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-02
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780471024088 / 0471024082
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.97 x 6.02 x 0.67 in (22.78 x 15.29 x 1.70 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Library of Congress subjects Experiments, Human physiology - Experiments
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94020862
- Dewey Decimal Code 612.078
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Citations
- Booklist, 04/15/1995, Page 1496
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1995, Page 359
- School Library Journal, 05/01/1995, Page 116
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