favorite resources for learning about the human body?

[JennyD]

This is for an 8yo and a 5yo -- any favorites to suggest? I have a number of books, including a Basher book, two relevant Magic School Bus books, a DK title, and a few others, but I would also love some recommendations of sources for activities and/or experiments.

[three4me]

This is one that my kids always want to get when we're at the library.

Usborne First Encyclopedia of the Human Body

[BlessedMom]

We have used this"My Body Book" and enjoyed making a life size body of each child.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Body-Science-Books-Patty-Carratello/dp/1557342113/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369775377&sr=1-2&keywords=my+body+book

[dewdropfairy]

My 8 year old is fascinated with the Dr. Frankenstein's Body Lab app, http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/features/apps/drf/

as well as the "Squishy Human Body" kit http://www.smartlabt...human-body.html (we bought ours at Barnes and Noble).

[Meriwether]

Ellen McHenry's Brain

[warneral]

This was awesome and $.70 with MAY30 coupon code

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/easy-make-learn-projects-human-body-mkt718?open_gallery=y

[paceofnature]

We plan on using Blood and Guts as well as some others from Guesthollow's Human Body curriculum.

[teeniebeenie6]

This one is on Guest Hollow's book list and is on sale for a $1 right now: http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/the-body-book-mkt13888

 

These ones look good and are also $1:

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/nonfiction-read-write-booklets-human-body

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/adorable-wearables-that-teach-about-the-human-body-mkt9250

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/easy-to-read-science-plays-human-body-mkt14668

[JennyD]

Thanks so much for all the suggestions! I am writing these all down. That Body Book looks great, and I had totally forgotten about Blood and Guts.

[LaCEmom]

The Body Book & the Easy Make & Learn Human Body are both included in the $1 eBook sale. Both are really neat! There's also an older Usborne book called You & Your Body. It's available for really cheap on amazon & it's a compilation of 5 of their softcover titles. We referenced that a lot when we did our human body unit.

[CatholicMom]

My kids loved this Squishy Human Body toy/kit made by SmartLab toys: http://www.smartlabtoys.com/squishy-human-body.html We got it at Walmart for them for Christmas and it was a lot more educational than I anticipated, and the kids loved it.

 

We also have the Usborne Book of the Human Body which we like.

[mumto2]

We used the Body Book combined with Janice Van Cleve's Let's Play and find out about the Human Body. Our neighbor, a high school bio teacher, was amazed at how much they understood.