Violet Crown Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I need anatomy help for Middle Girl. We are alternating TOPS and Nebel, but neither has much (any) anatomy. These are my guidelines for my Ideal Anatomy curriculum or book or whatever. What would you suggest? 1. MG is very science-y and understands the ideas quickly. 2. Ideally it would include anatomical drawing (or be easily adapted to include such) - The Anatomy Coloring Book is too advanced for her right now, though I could see working parts of it in if necessary. 3. I have zero biology background, so I can't put together something myself very easily. 4. I'm a Christian but would really really prefer a secular curriculum. Apologia is both anti-evolution and dull, both of which rule it out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 The last unit of CPO lLife Science is on the human body, with a one chapter of human body systems, one on support and movement (bones and muscles), and one on vision and hearing (nervous system, color vision, light and images, hearing). I would assume that the California version Focus on Life Science would be set up the same way. There is a free online version of that book. I don't have the direct link but it can be found by searching the boards here. CPO is most definitely secular and not dull :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Human Anatomy in Full Color Atlas of the Human Body Fact Finders: Anatomy Class (series) The Body Book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 The last unit of CPO lLife Science is on the human body, with a one chapter of human body systems, one on support and movement (bones and muscles), and one on vision and hearing (nervous system, color vision, light and images, hearing). I would assume that the California version Focus on Life Science would be set up the same way. There is a free online version of that book. I don't have the direct link but it can be found by searching the boards here. CPO is most definitely secular and not dull :) :iagree: We added several dissections to the human body section. We also added dissecting owl pellets. We had a great experience trying to match up the bones we found with skeletal drawings of various animals. We are supplementing CPO, but it has been a good spine for us. (No pun intended!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thanks for the tips and links. I need to get my hands on these and check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Stoker Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thanks! She's read the Macaulay, which was one of the things that spurred her interest in anatomy. I hadn't known of the other books, and will take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 And for a fun resource you should check out Zygote Body. (formerly known as Google Body.) It's a free online anatomy tool where you can literally peel back the layers of the human body. You can choose between male and female and zoom in and out. It's pretty fascinating. For some reason, I couldn't get it to open on Chrome but I was able to get it through Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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