Did you know the human nose and brain can remember 50,000 different scents? Or that a newborn baby has well over 300 bones at birth? Share these fascinating facts about the human body and skeleton through an interactive classroom activity using the Double-Sided Magnetic Human Body. This activity kit includes 17 pieces that assemble to create a skeleton over 3 feet tall. Easily attach the magnets to a white board for simple display in the classroom. One side of the set displays the human skeletal system and the other shows all the major organs and muscle groups.
Show your students how the skeleton and organs support each other by removing pieces of the body or displaying different sides of the system. The resource sheet will help you to label the different parts of body with your students–focus on the major groups with younger learners and label in more detail with the older ones. The resource sheet also gives more ideas for activities, such as assigning a body part to each student and letting them assemble it in a group activity. Finally, the kit also includes lots of fun facts to share during your lessons to inspire even more interest in the wonders of the human body!
The Double-Sided Magnetic Human Body is now on display on the library ground floor coffee table, near the circulation desk. You can also view an image of this kit, and other activity kits, in the OISE Library K-12 Manipulatives Database.