Science Time! Muscles & Bones

Last week the kids were excited to get started on some science. We're following the Science - Biology Level L plan from Easy Peasy and after learning about biotic vs. abiotic the program move on to a simple human anatomy overview. The first lesson is about skin. The kids weren't too enthralled with it but I decided to supplement it with an episode of The Magic School Bus - Goes Cellular. Afterwards we dug the butcher paper out and started on our skeleton silhouettes so we could begin the big project!

My kids or creepy aliens?

A long weekend put our biology plans on hold and yesterday the kids were ready to start drawing! Our first lesson was all about muscles. Easy Peasy has a simple lesson plan laid out. The kids enjoyed the video about muscles especially the gluteus maximus joke. We later watched Sid The Science Kid - Muscle Boy Sid. Normally the kids don't care for Sid but they LOVED it yesterday! I think knowing a little about muscles made it more interesting for them. They enjoyed being able to explain to daddy about how muscles work. We then added biceps and quadriceps to our drawings:

Someone wanted purple muscles.

Today was focused on bones and how they protect our organs. I decided to hook up the laptop to the television so they could watch another Easy Peasy recommended video. The kids weren't too impressed. I did a search on Youtube and came across a great video about the skeletal system from MakeMeGenius.com. The graphics aren't the greatest but the video was short and the key points were reinforced thanks to a bright green parrot. We also watched a cute version of "Dem Bones" featuring skeletons on a felt board. Then it was time to add the radius and ulna along with the tibia and the fibula. Then it was time for lunch and an episode of The Magic School Bus - Flexes It's Muscles!

My sad attempt at drawing bones.