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Human Skeletal System (Inside Guide: Human Body Systems)
SKU
002049
ISBN
9781502657374
Grade 4-6
Secular
Non-Consumable
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Teaching Method
Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Classical
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Unit Study
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Montessori (Discovery)
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Religious Content
Secular
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Neutral
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Christian/Religious
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Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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Multi-Sensory
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Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
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Conceptual/Topical
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Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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High Teacher Involvement
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Everything you need is included.
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Publisher's Description of Human Skeletal System (Inside Guide: Human Body Systems)
The human skeletal system is the scaffold for the human body, holding up all the pieces into an amazing functioning unit. This helpful guide to the skeletal system explores the main bones of the human body and introduces the cells, fibers, and other elements that make up each bone. Readers will learn what happens if part of the system is damaged or missing. Through exciting photographs and diagrams, intriguing sidebars, discussion questions, and fact boxes, readers are given the tools to understand this fascinating part of the human body.
Full of interesting information and colorful illustrations, these easy-to-read books are a wonderful supplement to a science study on the human body. Each book has four short chapters, "think about it" pages with questions relating to the text, and a glossary. The text contains detailed information about the functions of a human body system, and the details are written in understandable language for the young reader. Each book is about 7 ½ x 8 inches and 32 pages in length.
