We've Got Nerve! (Nervous System Activities)

During this semester,

the kiddos and I are beginning a journey

all about 

The Human Body

using mostly

AIMS From Head to Toe

book as our guide.

We will go through he entire human body

by examining the different systems,

starting with

the Nervous System...

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The Brain

As the control center for the nervous system,

and the entire human body,

the brain is THE boss.

To understand our bodies' boss better,

we learned about its different parts and

its different lobes.

We created...

...THESE Brain Caps.

Our dear friends from our

Lemonhead Homeschooling Group

made...

...Brains in a Jar

(with Gluten-free midifications)

for us all to enjoy!

Yum!

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After learning about the brain,

we discovered how the Nervous System

communicates with Neurons.

We watched THIS video as an intro
to the subject...

...while eating popcorn, of course!

Later...

...after donning our study glasses...

...we completed THIS

Straw Blown Painted Neuron page-

even if it gave us a headache!

:0)

When we got together

with our homeschooling buddies...

...we played a

nervous system communication game

called

"You've Got Some Nerve"

found in our AIMS book.

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To cement all of the information we learned

about the nervous system,

we used...

...a brain puzzle...

...and a couple of file folder games,

all of which can be found

HERE.

The Nervous System IS really boss,

isn't it?

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Linking up with Science Sunday...