January 4-8, 2016
Brunch For Your Bones!
Brunch For Your Bones!
"The hip bone's connected to the back bone, the back bone's connected to the neck bone, the neck bone's connected to the head bone...now shake them skeleton bones!" We had an interesting discussion about our bones this week in Nutrition Expedition, followed by a delightful "Bone Brunch"! We are so excited about this month's study: our bones!
I brought in a few pieces of technology to assist me in my lesson this week: my laptop and an iPad. I showed the children a PowerPoint with pictures of bones and skeletons, along with a series of animal x-rays. They had to guess what kind of animal it was, and how they could tell the difference between the animal skeleton and a human skeleton. I couldn't believe how quickly they were able to determine what type of animal the skeleton was! The 4's class also watched another installment of "Kids Health presents: Bones!" View the video below; it's quite entertaining!
On the iPad, I showed them a few different apps about the human body (these are fantastic resources to download if you have an iPad or other tablet): 3D4 Medical: Essential Skeleton 4 and Tinybop: The Human Body. We explored all the bones in our body using the Essential Skeleton app (we even zoomed inside the skull!). The children really enjoyed the Tinybop app; we were able to see what would happen to our body if we didn't have a skeleton (we would just be a floppy pile of skin and muscle tissue :D), how our joints work and what the inside of a bone looks like.
Then, it was on to the brunch! I found a cute veggie skeleton idea on Pinterest, however, I wanted to incorporate foods that are beneficial to our bones. So, I went with cheese sticks (bones), white albacore tuna (skull), hard-boiled eggs (vertebrate and scapulas), raisins (eyes, nostrils, mouth, and joints), bananas (femurs), and broccoli for the "hair". These are all valuable to the health of our bones (calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin C). Here is my sad attempt at creating a skeleton:
In any case, the children thought it was cute :) Next time, I'll just stick with veggies!
Super Sleuth Questions
1. Where is the largest bone in your body located? (answer: your leg)
2. Where is the smallest bone in your body located? (answer: your ear)
3. What are bones made of? (answer: calcium)
4. What do your bones do for you? (answers: they hold you up, they help you move, and they protect your insides)
