Second Graders Study the Human Body with Videos, Yarn and Cookies

11/14/2017

My favorite body part is ears because I like glamorous and beautiful earrings! I also like hearing Skip bark.

My favorite body part is hands because I like playing video games.

My favorite body parts are my joints. Those are your knees and elbows. They are my favorite because they help your legs and arms move.

From head to toe, Episcopal second graders are in-the-know about the human body! Students learned about six body systems in a six week project-based learning activity. At the end of the study, students wrote scripts and starred in videos explaining everything from the cerebellum to the diaphragm. Did you know babies have more bones than adults and there are over 650 muscles in the body? Click the videos below to see the second graders explain all of this and more about each system.

A trip to the second grade classrooms was like stepping into a science lab. Walls were adorned with posters showing everything from the students’ eye color to how many youngsters have broken a bone. There were fingerprints, models of the ribs and skeleton creations. All of this learning was organized into phases – writing, investigating, experimenting and experiencing. There were also special guest speakers, who truly made an impact on the students.

Dr. Jason taught us that it is important to keep our bones strong and you can do that by eating healthy and exercising.

I learned you have to wear sunscreen to not get a sunburn. The sun makes you get moles.

Your hair keeps you warm. Also your brain helps you think. Bones help you not wiggle.

The students’ favorite adults even had the opportunity to get involved as test subjects. Using brightly colored yarn, the students measured their adults’ jaws, hands, height and even digestive tract. The group celebrated the project completion with a cookie and individual books written by the students about the journey a cookie makes once eaten.

What a great way to learn about how the body works. If only Anatomy 101 could be so much fun!