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Easy Genius Science Projects with the Human Body
Your readers carry their own science laboratory wherever they go. They know that the body holds the key to understanding countless life science concepts. Did your readers know that the eye is a natural model of a magnifying lens, and that structures in the ear aid in balance? Through scientific inquiry and exploration, ideas presented in this book can be developed into successful science fair projects.
* Reviews *
In this volume, Robert Gardner does a great job of presenting information about some parts (heart and lungs; senses; vision; digestion, energy, and excretion; and then a chapter on miscellaneous topics) of the human body for the beginning learner. The book is probably appropriate for third through sixth grades. However, many of the demos could be used at many levels to illustrate concepts. For instance, page 18 discusses breathing and has activities for readers to do as they read, such as "Put your hands on the sides of your chest. What do you feel when you take a deep breath?" This discussion is followed by a demo made of easily obtained materials to model the lung (p. 20). In the same section is an experiment on the effect of rebreathing air, relating the expired air to the amounts of each gas in the atmosphere (p. 27).
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