Oliver brought in a model of a human
body, a model of a skull with a brain, and a model of the hand and eagerly shared
it with the class. He explained to us that “in the hands there are these muscles
that help it move” and in the skull “there’s a brain and when you take it apart
it tells you the names of the parts in our brain.” His presentation stirred up
a lot of great questions.
Sania too brought in some materials. The
Kindergarteners quickly turned the Kitchen/Dramatic play Center into a hospital and
used some of both Sania’s and Oliver’s props to perform surgery on a patient.
Using the human body model to guide their operation a plastic knife was used as
a “machete to get into her intestines” and a procedure for “checking her brain
to see if she’s alive” was performed. On another patient, “a new eye ball” was
inserted.
In another corner of our classroom was
the X-Ray room. Alicia had shared with us her story about her toe that needed
to be straightened and a pin was inserted. Wow! You really can see the pin on
the x-ray print. Ouch!
All these activities, stories, and games
sure brought up a lot of questions about the human body. Let us know if you
would like to come in and answer some of our questions on the human body. Here is a list of our questions so far...
Why can we hear our own voice?
What happens to the food after you eat it?
Why do we have bones?
How does our heart beat so fast?
When your nose is running, why does it just keep coming out?
Why are there so many layers in your body?
How come we have feet?
Why does our heart look different than a Valentines heart?
Why does your heart keep beating and it doesn't stop?
Why do we need a brain?
How did our body get put together?
How many days does it take for the food to get all the way down to your tummy?
What is a scar?
How do my bones stay strong?
Why is my brain so important?
Why does our heart beat so fast when we are scared?
What makes a cut heal?
Why does our heart beat fast when we run around?
Why do we have itches?
Why does our food turn into poop when we eat?
How does the blood move to the rest of the body?
Why do we pee when we drink water?
Why can we hear our own voice?
What happens to the food after you eat it?
Why do we have bones?
How does our heart beat so fast?
When your nose is running, why does it just keep coming out?
Why are there so many layers in your body?
How come we have feet?
Why does our heart look different than a Valentines heart?
Why does your heart keep beating and it doesn't stop?
Why do we need a brain?
How did our body get put together?
How many days does it take for the food to get all the way down to your tummy?
What is a scar?
How do my bones stay strong?
Why is my brain so important?
Why does our heart beat so fast when we are scared?
What makes a cut heal?
Why does our heart beat fast when we run around?
Why do we have itches?
Why does our food turn into poop when we eat?
How does the blood move to the rest of the body?
Why do we pee when we drink water?
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