What’s The Largest Organ of the Human Body?

You’re probably looking at it right now. It’s your skin!

Skin forms a protective layer over the body to help prevent injury and disease, keeps moisture in the body, regulates the body temperature, produces vitamin D, and excretes waste.

Looking at skin through a magnifying glass or jeweler’s loop is a terrific way to see […]

August 22nd, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Learning Fun | Leave a comment

Understanding Life Cycles

A life cycle is a period involving different stages of a species from birth through reproduction. As kids grow, they need to know and understand how life starts, morphs through various stages, and then begins again. Various processes also exist in nature that follow a systematic flow through stages at regular intervals.

This Life Cycles […]

March 14th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: activities, Learning Fun | Leave a comment

The Amazing Circulatory System

The heart and blood vessels (veins and arteries) make up the circulatory system. The heart pumps blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body. The heart is the size of a fist and acts like a pump to circulate blood. Tell your carschoolers to put their hands over the center of […]

October 4th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Learning Fun | Leave a comment
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