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!
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
