Our young scientists will begin the week investigating the curvy, mushy, and aromatic digestive system. Understanding
how the human body obtains the nutrients required for survival will provide the students with a foundation to explore
the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
Using their bodies and creating models, they will discover how muscles function with the skeleton to make our bodies
move and how the systems respond to injuries. Students “map” locations of various taste sensations on their tongues;
investigate olfactory fatigue and recovery; map sections of their own skin and differentiate various receptors for heat,
cold, pressure, and pain; perform experiments to study the visual blind spot, dominant eye, accommodation, visual near
point and afterimages; and examine reflex actions. They will also be investigating how the kidney functions via osmosis
and the efficiency and importance of human breathing patterns.
The role of adaptation will be considered. All living things are the result of successful adaptation some of which are
physical and some behavioral. These adaptations make each living thing unique. Investigating and exploring the
anatomical adaptations of other animals will provide students with the opportunity to dig deeper into the relationship
between the body systems.
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