Head to Toe Science

SCIENCE THAT REALLY GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN! Explore the amazing human body, from the hair on your head to your stinky feet

• Smell like a salmon
• Build a balloon intestine
• Mix up a batch of fake blood
• Crack your genetic code

How much air do your lungs hold? How are your bones like a roll of toilet paper? How can you figure out how tall a person is from the size of his or her feet? You'll find out the answers in Head to Toe Science. More than 40 fun, easy-to-do activities using ordinary products found around your house let you discover the wonders of your body from top to bottom, inside and out--your brain, your bones, your digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems, and much more!

Gray Matter: The Brain and the Nervous System.

Feel Your Way: The Senses and the Nervous System.

Your Are What You Eat: The Digestive System.

Good Air In, Bad Air Out: The Respiratory System.

Pumping You Full of Nutrients: The Circulatory System.

Moving Right Along: The Muscular System.

Bony Support: The Skeletal System.

Making You Who You Are: The Reproductive System.

Your Waterproof Cover: The Skin.

Glossary.

Index.