art – Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop

Cut-and-assemble Paper Model of Spine Cross section

Target age group: ages 10 and up (younger might be able to do it with some help) Materials needed: copies on card stock, scissors, glue, clear tape Time needed: 30-40 minutes, depending on skill of students at assembly Click here to download patterns for paper model of spine cross section

By ellenjHuman Bodyactivity, art, craft, ellen mchenry, homeschool, human body, nervous system, paper model, spine

Brain model refrigerator magnet

Purpose of project: To reinforce concepts students are learning about brain anatomy. Age level: any age Time required: 30-40 minutes if you do it all in one session (which means you have the correct color of Model Magic and don't need to paint it). You can do this in two sessions,...

By ellenjHuman Bodyactivity, anatomy, art, brain, craft, elementary, ellen, homeschool, magnet, mchenry, science

Caddisfly drawing project

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: To learn about caddisfly larvae and the amazing tube houses they build for themselves, and to learn about environmental indicator species. TARGET AGE GROUP: 8 to 12 MATERIALS NEEDED: can vary depending on what you want to use for the tube houses (copies on paper or card stock,...

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Planaria anatomy craft

Planaria Anatomy Craft

Purpose of activity: To learn about the anatomy and physiology of the freshwater planaria Target audience: ages 10 to 16 Time needed: about an hour, depending on how much time is spent coloring the inside Materials needed: copies of the pattern printed onto card stock, scissors, sharp object for poking...