Head to Toe Science Over 40 Eye-Popping, Spine-Tingling, Heart-Pounding Activities That Teach Kids about the Human Body

by Wiese, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780471332039
• ISBN10: 0471332038
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-23
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Untangle the Mystery of Human Hair! Listen to a Heart Throb! Sniff Out Why Stinky Feet Stink! SCIENCE THAT REALLY GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN! Explore the amazing human body, from the hair on your head to your stinky feet * Smell like a salmon * Build a balloon intestine * Mix up a batch of fake blood * Crack your genetic code How much air do your lungs hold? How are your bones like a roll of toilet paper? Where does all your old dead skin go? How can you figure out how tall a person is from the size of his or her feet? You ll find out the answers in Head to Toe Science. More than 40 fun, easy-to-do activities using ordinary products found around your house let you discover the wonders of your body from top to bottom, inside and out your brain, your bones, your digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems, and much more!

Author Biography

JIM WIESE is a science teacher and an educational coordinator for nonprofit organizations. He is the author of the popular science activity books Roller Coaster Science, Rocket Science, Detective Science, Spy Science, Cosmic Science, and Magic Science (all from Wiley).</P>

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
How to Use This Book	1	(1)
Being a Good Scientist	1	(1)
Increasing Your Understanding	2	(1)
Using This Book to Do a Science Fair Project	2	(1)
A Word of Warning	3	(2)
Gray Matter: The Brain and the Nervous System	5	(16)
Reading Rainbows	7	(1)
Think Fast, Act Faster	8	(2)
Teach a Dog New Tricks	10	(2)
Look Again	12	(2)
Through the Looking Glass	14	(2)
Strong Sight	16	(2)
Spin like a Top	18	(3)
Feel Your Way: The Senses and the Nervous System	21	(16)
Crystal Clear	22	(3)
Hear Ye! Ear Ye!	25	(3)
Smell like a Salmon	28	(2)
Tastes Good to Me	30	(2)
That's No Apple	32	(2)
Running Hot and Cold	34	(3)
You Are What You Eat: The Digestive System	37	(10)
Tooth Detective	38	(2)
Helpful Spit	40	(2)
Balancing Apples and Oranges	42	(2)
Moving On	44	(1)
Whoopie Whistle	45	(2)
Good Air In, Bad Air Out: The Respiratory System	47	(10)
I'll Huff and I'll Puff	48	(2)
Bag It	50	(2)
Air Chamber	52	(1)
Can't Keep It In	53	(2)
Mucus Who?	55	(2)
Pumping You Full of Nutrients: The Circulatory System	57	(12)
The Beat Goes On	58	(2)
Thump, Thump!	60	(3)
Blood and Gore	63	(3)
Piping the Blood	66	(3)
Moving Right Along: The Muscular System	69	(10)
Horsepower	70	(2)
Bet You Can't	72	(1)
Hand Puppet	73	(2)
Stretch It Out	75	(1)
Muscle Fatigue	76	(3)
Bony Support: The Skeletal System	79	(12)
Bendable Bones	80	(2)
Skeleton Man	82	(4)
Bony Blocks	86	(1)
A Bone to Pick	87	(1)
Feet and . . . Feet?	88	(3)
Making You Who You Are: The Reproductive System	91	(10)
Making a New You	92	(2)
Characteristic Pairs	94	(3)
DNA = Unique	97	(1)
That's Me	98	(3)
Your Waterproof Cover: The Skin	101	(10)
Sweating it Out	102	(1)
Blisters	103	(1)
Hair Ball	104	(2)
Makin' Marks	106	(2)
Smelly Feet	108	(3)
Glossary	111	(6)
Index	117