Description: Students will enjoy innovative and fun crafts that explore the human body. Bones, blood, germs, and DNA make up just some of the fascinating topics covered. Children will learn about the organs and systems that keep our bodies functioning. Topics and accompanying art activities include: - DNA and a twisted choker - the human skeleton and a hanging skeleton - joints, levers, muscles and moving paper acrobats - the eye and designer sunglasses - healthy bodies and fitness figures - hair follicle shapes, hair growth and hairy wigs - taste buds and salt dough fruit basket - bacteria, viruses, diseases and sequin germ chains - muscle movement and papier mache balls - the brain and a circuit board - breathing, lungs and puffing bellows - digestion and straw art - radiography and X-ray art - ears, sound, balance and a tinkling shell mobile - the beating heart, veins, arteries and a heart cushion - skin, pigments, melanin and a collage of faces - facial features and a funny faces gallery
Review Quotes: ..."Many of the projects can also be used for science fairs. All of the volumes contain a glossary, an index, and a materials guide. This series is recommended for elementary school libraries and juvenile collections in public libraries. They provide a good introduction to several topics in science and nature and they are a good source for science-oriented arts and crafts projects."