Short-term unit on bones?

[Dmmetler]

My 5 yr old broke a bone in her finger trying to do a flip off the stairs yesterday-so she's now VERY interested in bones after spending the afternoon at the orthopedist. Any good resources on doing a quick bone study-preferably one that can be done by a child who doesn't have full use of her dominant hand?

[MissKNG]

:lurk5:

[Dmmetler]

:lurk5:

[MissKNG]

FWIW since it's not a unit study, my big girl loves her book from Scholastic called 'Body Basics: Bones'.

[Dmmetler]

I may have to create my own ;). I figure I'm going to be hearing all about bones for the next few weeks anyway. I might as well be hearing something beyond "I broke my hand and it hurts!".

[Dmmetler]

Here's what I've found so far

 

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/skeleton.htm

 

http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/curriculum/bones/bone.asp

[T'smom]

I don't have any 'already put together' unit studies, but one fun thing to do is to cut a bone in half (from fried chicken or from the butcher) and look at the marrow!

[Rosie_0801]

I don't have any 'already put together' unit studies' date=' but one fun thing to do is to cut a bone in half (from fried chicken or from the butcher) and look at the marrow![/quote']

 

Get two of them, and put one in a jar of vinegar for a week.

 

:)

Rosie

[Dmmetler]

Thanks for the ideas. I guess that's a sign that you're a homeschooler-when an accident becomes a unit study?