Human Biology: Day One

Today was the first Human Biology class.  There are four students; Anna, a student from Biology and Chemistry requested the summer class.  The kids are coloring in The Anatomy Coloring Book.  They were supposed to color pp. 1-5 before class.  Next week, they're coloring 6-17, reading Chapters One-Three (Human Biology by Mader 14th Edition.) (Two did; two did not complete the coloring.)  Anna finished the skeleton.  The kids  are coloring. mounting the pieces on to card stock, and labelling the backs of  their skeletons and organs. (This is the one we used.)  In my experience, the more kids (or adults) manipulate an idea, the better they learn and remember.

So, what did we do in class?  First, we reviewed the skeleton and took a a skeleton quiz.  Next we did the cup stacking levels of organization.  (I wrote the levels of organization on plastic cups and mixed up the layers.  The kids worked in pairs to sort which layer goes where.)  Then we did POGIL Levels of Organization activity.  (The kids work in pairs to answer as much as possible.  Then we review all of the answers together.)  Next we discussed the major body cavities.  Lastly, the kids made bone models from polymer clay. The kids used both the textbook and iPad pix as models.   We covered a great deal of introductory material in two hours.  This class has more outside work because we're only meeting once a week.
Below are a few photos.  Fun, right?