Human Body, Earth, and Space
4th Grade
The first semester we will investigate the human body as God created it. We will study thirteen body systems. We will begin with the nervous system and finish with a brief introduction to genetics. The second semester we will begin with a look into space and where we are in the solar system. We will then spend the rest of the semester studying the Earth. Our study of the Earth will begin at it’s core and will conclude with the atmosphere and weather.
The teaching format for this class will be lecture/note-taking, hands-on activities, and work-sheets. The students will have thirty minutes of daily homestudy. This homestudy will include reviewing notes, vocabulary study, worksheets, looking at and responding to websites, research and projects. It is my goal to make each class engaging, educational, and “fun”.
Below are two links for you to gather information about the book.
Estimated Cost:
Usborne Internet Linked Science Encyclopedia (Hardcover) = $ 25.00
Usborne Internet Linked Science Encyclopedia (Softcover) = $ 14.00
Below is the table of contents from these books. At this point, this is the general area of study for each class. There may be additions to each class taken from other functional areas of this book that compliment or augment the material that may have been previously studied.
| * = Parental Guidance is suggested | |
| Human Body (B4-SCI) | Earth and Space (B4-SCI) |
| Review the cell | The universe* |
| The skeleton | Stars |
| Muscles | The Sun |
| The Circulatory System | Galaxies |
| Teeth | The inner planets |
| Digestion | The Earth and moon |
| Food and diet | The outer planets |
| The respiratory system | Space debris |
| Energy for life | Space exploration |
| Balancing act | The early Earth * |
| The nervous system | Earth's structure |
| The brain | The atmosphere |
| Skin, nails, and hair | Life on Earth (skip) |
| Eyes | Seas and oceans |
| Ears | Rivers |
| The nose and tongue | Weather |
| Reproduction (skip)* | Climate |
| Growing and changing (skip)* | World population |
| Genetics | Earth's resources |
| Gene technology | |
| Fighting disease | |
| Medicine |