Learning About My Body – ScienceWorks for Kids – Grades K-1

Learning About My Body covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards.

Concepts covered include:

• the human body has structures and behaviors that help it grow and survive: the body has external parts, the body has internal parts-skeleton and muscles, heart and lungs, stomach and intestines
• the brain controls body functions and is the center of thinking
• humans use their five senses to find out about their surroundings: hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch
• humans grow and change during their life cycles
• we must take care of our bodies: nutrition, rest, cleanliness, exercise, safety

A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes:

• teacher directions for lessons
• reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigation