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Have you ever stopped to marvel at your hands? Your hands can pick up small objects, write with a pencil, paint beautiful pictures, and open a stubborn jar of pickles. Help children discover how do hands work with this fun, hands-on human body project. In this human body for kids activity children will make a working hand model for them to discover how do muscles work Try this human body muscles for kids lesson with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too.

How do Hands Work

Your hands are truly amazing! The human hand is made up of a total of 27 individual bones: 8 carpal bones, 5 metacarpal bones and 14 phalanges which are commonly called finger bones. Unlike bones in the rest of your body that move by being connected to skeletal msucles, your fingers move joints and ligaments. About one quarter of all our body's bones are found in our hands.

Carpus is your wrist and is made up of 8 bones held together tightly by ligaments in 2 rows.

Metacarpus is next moving up your hand and is made up of 5 long bones. You can feel these bones on the back of your hand

After your join comes your phalanges or finger bones. Each finger bone is actually made up of 3 seperate bones that together allow your fingers a wide range of motion and abilities. Feel them. Start at yoru knuckel and work up; there is a joint between each bone. The thumb only has 2 phalange bones.

"There are over 30 muscles in the hand, working together in a highly complex way. Movements of the hand are mostly started by muscles in the forearm. Only the thin tendons of these muscles are found directly in the hand: the extensor tendons used for stretching the hand run through the back of the hand to the tips of the fingers, and the flexor (bending) tendons run through the palms to the fingers." NCBI.com

Hand Muscles for Kids

For this fun, working hand model you will need the following materials:

How do Muscles Work

Start by tracing your hand with a pencil, marker, or sharpie. Now, carefully use scissors to cut out the hand and wrist template you created.

Muscular System for Kids

Cut straws into pieces so you can fit 3 phalange bones on each finger and 2 on the thumb. Secure with packing tape or scotch tape.

Hint: We used packing tape as it help better during the actually moving finger experiment part at the end.

Human Body Project

Now add the long metacarpus bones and affix them with packing tape as well. We used various colors of straws for added interest and so I could quiz my kiddos on the name of the bones. You may want to have your child use a sharpie and label the hand bones.

Tape the string to the back of each finger and thumb. The yarn is the muscle tendon.

Thread the yarn tendons through the bones on each each finger (and thumb).

Once each string is through, make a loop for each string.

NOTE: In our project we obted to not make the thumb movable because it was too comples for my children to coordinate that many strings. Some people do have insuries and if a tendon is severed and no replacement medical device is inserted, the person will not have use of that digit.

Human Body Science Experiments

Insert a finger in each string pull. Students can move the string and as they put tension on it, the finger will move or fold down. You can do fingers individually or move multiple fingers at the same time - just like your real hand!

"Muscle tendons, nerves and blood vessels running from the forearm to the hand pass through a tunnel-like passageway on the palm side of the wrist. Known as the carpal tunnel, this passageway is made up of strong connective tissue and carpal bones." NCBI.com

Human Body Muscles for Kids

In our example the string is the muscle tendon. Each time the muslcle contracts (string is pulled) the finger moves. The muscle is controlled by the stronger muscles in the wrists. Each palm has additional tendonds to offer protection and additional movement.

This is such a great visual and explanantion for how hands move! This project is super memorable and fun for all ages!

Human Body for Kids

We continued exploring the five senses with these grade school and human body preschool activities:

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Scroll down below to watch the video to see our cool lung model in action and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more fun videos!

Check out this fun DIY Lung Model Activity for Kids: Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Fun Learning Experience.

Kids love asking questions about their bodies, e.g. swallowing, peeing, and breathing. We recommend this book for understanding body anatomy .

To explain body anatomy to them in an easy and fun way, I made a lung model with them. This model is a great visual way to teach them how the lungs work.

It also helps them to understand the anatomy of the lungs and the different parts that work together to make sure that we can keep breathing.

This activity is a great way to keep your kids engaged and learning about their bodies. Plus, it's an easy project that can be done with minimal materials.

So let's get started and help your kids learn about the amazing human body!

How do lungs work?

"Your lungs are organs in your chest that allow your body to take in oxygen from the air. They also help remove carbon dioxide (a waste gas that can be toxic) from your body. The lungs' intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide is called gas exchange. Gas exchange is part of breathing. Breathing is a vital function of life; it helps your body work properly."

We got the idea of creating a lung model from one of our favorite kids' learning and creative Instagram accounts, , who made a lung model .

To make it easier for you, I have listed the supplies we used, created a how-to video for you to see the steps for making your own set of "lungs," and included a printable.

I got this great idea to construct a lung model from one of my favorite kids' learning and creative Instagram accounts, Lnnally, who made a lung model here. To make it easy for you, I've listed the supplies we used, created a how-to video to show you the steps to make your own set of "lungs," and also included a printable.
Lung Model - Materials:
Read more below to make this fun lung model with kids or watch the video above to see how we made ours.

- Long Straws
- Scissors
- Tape
- Two plastic bags (we used sandiwch bags)
- Double stick tape or glue
Instructions:
Step 1. Print and cut your template out.
Step 2. Trim the straws at the top.
Step 3. Add some tape to the bottom to keep the two straws together.
Step 4. Glue or double stick tape your nose and lips to the straws.
Step 5. Cut the zipper part of your sandwich bags out.
Step 6. Tape your lung printable to the back of the straws.
Step 7. Tape your bag to each lung, tightly so no air escapes.

Blow and watch the "lungs" expand and take in air and exhale. Repeat.

Engaging Activities Once Done Making the Lung Model

Let Your Kids Color in a Diagram of the Lungs

Coloring in a diagram of the lungs is a great way to help your kids learn about the anatomy of their lungs. You can either print out a diagram or draw one yourself.

As your kids color in the diagram, explain each part and how it works. This is a great way to help your kids understand how the lungs work and what they look like.

Compare a Healthy Lung to a Diseased One

Help your kids understand the importance of keeping their lungs healthy by showing them a comparison of a healthy lung and a diseased one.

Explain the differences and talk about how smoking and air pollution can affect the lungs.

Have Your Kids Draw a Diagram of the Respiratory System

Having your kids draw a diagram of the respiratory system is a great way to help them understand how the lungs and other organs work together to help us breathe.

Explain each part and how it works, and then have your kids draw a diagram of their own.

Lung Snack Time

This activity is a great way to teach kids about the different parts of the lungs while having a yummy snack. Cut up different types of fruits and vegetables into shapes.

For example, you can cut them to resemble the different parts of the lungs, such as the trachea and the bronchioles. Have your child identify each part as they eat their snack.

Lung Puzzle

This activity is great for kids who like puzzles. Have your child put together a lung-themed jigsaw puzzle or a 3D puzzle of the lungs.

This activity will help them understand the anatomy of the lungs in a fun, interactive way. expand the above lung puzzle paragraph This activity is great for kids who like puzzles.

The Amazing Benefits of Crafting a Lung Model

Teach Anatomy and Biology

Making a lung model with kids is a great way to teach them about anatomy and biology in an interactive way. Kids will learn about the different parts of the lungs.

This model is a great visual way to help kids understand how the body works and is a great starting point for further exploration into how the respiratory system operates.

Foster Creativity and Imagination

Making a lung model with kids can also be a great way to foster their creativity and imagination. By providing materials to help them create and build something new, they can be creative!

This encourages them to think outside the box and helps them to learn problem-solving skills.

Encourage Teamwork and Collaboration

Making a lung model with kids can also help to encourage teamwork and collaboration. By working together, kids will learn how to work together and share ideas.

Plus, they will learn to be patient and understanding with one another. This is a great way to promote social-emotional skills and learn how to work effectively as a team.

Develop Fine Motor Skills

Making a lung model with kids can help to develop their fine motor skills. Kids will be able to practice their hand-eye coordination while they put together the model.

They will also learn how to follow directions and complete tasks. This is an excellent way to teach them how to use their hands to create and build.

Explaining body anatomy and the way the lungs work to children can be a fun and easy way to help them learn about their own bodies.

Making a lung model is a great way to introduce them to the anatomy of the lungs and how they work together to keep us breathing. What are some fun ways you teach your kids anatomy? Here's a neat learning book all about body anatomy your kids might enjoy! Get more creative ideas for kids !

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Many kindergartners are curious about their bodies and how they work. At this age they tend to learn about the five senses, but they love learning more if you make it simple and age-appropriate! This simple, fun lungs project for kids allows preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders start to understand how do lungs work! All you need are a couple common household materials and you are ready for a human body project on lungs for kids!

How Lungs Work for Kids

Have your kids ever wondered what happens when they hold their breath? Why they need to breathe? Why does their chest move up and down when they breath in and out? These are all great questions from curious kids eager to learn! Expand on yoru child's natural curiousity by helping them learn how do lungs work! Lungs are bag-like organ used for breathing. All animals that have a backbone and breathe air have lungs; two lungs to be exact. They are located in the midd of your chest on each side of your heart. The right lung has three rounded sections called lobes whiel the left side has 2 lobes. Each lung rests on a strong layer of muscle claled the diaphragm. You you breathe in (inhale) the muscles between yoru ribs tighten and relax to help fill your lungs with oxygen. When you breathes out (exhale), your muscles relax which allows a gas called carbon dioxide and water vapor exits your lungs. In this lungs project for kids, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade and 3 students will get a chance to observe how inhale and exhale work with your lungs for kids.

Lung experiment for preschool

For this simple project all you need are a few supplies you probabaly already have on hand:

2 brown paper bags (like the kinds used for lunches)

sharpie or marker

2 straws

tape (scotch or packing tape)

Lungs activity for kindergarten

To start with, open up a book about lungs to see what they look like and draw a picture on your bag. Each brown bag represents one of your lungs. Here are some terms you can introduce with your child:

Trachea - a large touch tube that connects the top of the throat to bronchi (somestimes called a windpipe)

Bronchi - two branching tubes that start at the tracheal and then lead to right and left lungs respectively

Bronchioles - even smaller tubes that come off the bronchi in the lungs

Alveoli - tiny sacs off of each broncioles

Basically, your lung looks like a tree upside down!

Lungs for Kids

Now label the parts of the lung your child can grasp. How in-depth you go will really depend on the age of your student.

Lung activity for preschool

Insrt a straw into the completed paper bag. Gather the bag in around the straw, at the top of the sack and affix with packing tape.

Lungs experiment for kindergarten

Repeat with the other bag until you have two lungs with bronchi straw tubes attached and held in place by tape.

Paper bag lungs

To Show how the bronchi (straws) branched off from the main tube that comes from the mouth, we taped the tubes together to from the trachea.

How the lungs work for kids

Have your child blow in the straw trachea and observe what happens. If the opening between the straws and the bag is air-tight, the brown lung bags should fill with air. If you suck in, you should see the lung paper bags deflate as the air is expelled from the bag. This simple science experiment allows young children to begin to grasp what the inside of their bodies look like and how they function.

How do lungs work for kids

For kids who are ready for the rest of the explanation of how the oxygen that is inhaled by the lungs is used by the body...

When the air passes through the walls of the alveoli it goes into tiny blood vessels called capillaries. From there blood cells pick up the oxygen (also called O2) and carry it to cells throughout the body to feed and nourish them. The blood will then carry back the used air (waste) we call carbon dioxide back into the lungswhere the lungs will excrete it by exhaling (breathing out). The lungs also trap and get rid of harmful substances like pollution and bacteria from the air. A sticky liquid called mucus (think snot) line the lungs and the tubes leading to the lungs. The mucus traps harmful material and use a cough to propel it from the lungs. Fascinating, right?

For a more complex project, don't miss this balloon lungs for kids model and explanation.

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Human Body Activities

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5 senses for kids

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Amazing 5 Senses for kids lesson to explore with hands on activities, videos, books, and more!

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Huge pack of 5 Senses Worksheets to explore the senses and sneak in some math and literacy activities too

Grab this free printable 5 senses preschool printables to explore the senses of sight, taste, sound, smell, and touch

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We've been learning about the human body for kids in anatomy this year. We started by making our human body project where kids could see the bones inside of them. Bones make sense because they can feel the hard object when they press on their bodies. Next we added the organs which also made sense to them as they know food goes somewhere - the stomach. Next up is teaching them about muscles. While they can make a muscle, this concept is a little more abstract. So we did this fun muscular system for kids activity to help students learn how do muscles work. Try this quick human body project with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too.

How do Muscles Work

As kids begin to learn about the muscular system for kids they will learn that they have over 600 muscles in their bodies! Mucles help with many things from blinking, to lifting your plate, to making your heart beat to pump blood all throughout your body. There are 3 types of muscles including:

skeletal muscles - These muscles are attached to our bones or skeletal system to we can move. Typically these muscles have 2 opposing pairs such as the biceps and triceps on the front and back of the upper arm. We control when these muscles move.

smooth muscles - These muscles are in thin sheets and help move food along our digestive tract, bloof vessels, and more. These muscles move without us even having to think about them.

cardiac muscles - This muscle contracts and release our heart which gives us a heart beat, moves blood to nourish our bodies, and allows us to lie.

This activity helps children learn about voluntary skeletal muscles and how they work in pairs. THis is a VERY simple visual on how do muscles work to give young children a basic understanding. This easy human body project is perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4 students.

Muscular System for Kids

To make this project you only need a few simple materials you probably already have on hand:

3 long cardbaord tubes (like from paper towels)

2 long balloons (like from making balloon animals)

yarn, wire, or long twisty tie from garden staking

hole punch or scissors

mitten (for visualization)

sharpie or markers to label the bones

Start by trimming your cardboard tubes so you have one long one (uncut) and two equally long rolls that are a couple inches shorter than the main one.

Human Body Project

Hole punch one end of each cardboard tube (or poke carefully with kitchen scissors). You need matching holes on each tube.

Slide yarn or wire through holes so that the smaller tubes sandwich the long roll as shown.

Using two long narrow balloons, like are used to make balloon animals, blow them up about 1/3 of the way. We used red balloons so they would be more the color of muscle. Press the air to the center of the balloon, leaving lots of unused balloon on either end.

Have your children lable the bones and muscles. You shoudl have the humerus as the long bone and the pair of bones from your wrist to your elbow are the radius and ulna. For the balloon muscles, you have the bicep muscle and behind your arm the tricep muscle. Remember how skeltal muscles tend to come in pairs?

Human Body Science Experiments

Now tie each of the tricep muscle balloon to the end of the large humerus bone. Do NOT knot the balloon itself, but just tie the balloon to the roll loosely. You want the muscle to be able to stretch and contract for your visual. Repeat with the bicep msucle by tieing the one end at the same spot as the upper part of the humerus bone and the bottom of the bicep mucle to the spot where the radius and ulna come together and use the balloon to draw them even closer.

Human Body Muscles for Kids

This is how your project should look. We added the glove to the end to help kids visualize this abstract model was indeed their arm!

Muscles for Kids

Demonstarte how you can extend the model arm flat. What happens to the balloon? The muscle (balloon also) stretches and becomes flatter. when the arm does a curl up again the muscle contracts and the muscle (balloon) bulges. Have kids try with their own arms and feel the bicep muscle extend and flatten. Now have them contarct their forearm and feel the bicep muscle bulge.

When the biceps contract the triceps will relax, this allows our arm to bend. When we want to straighten our arm back out, the biceps will relax and the triceps will contract. Muscle pairs allow us to move back and forth.

Finally, here are some fun facts about muscles for kids:

Did your mother ever tell you it takes more work to frown than to smile? She was right! It only takes 17 muscles to smile, but 43 muscles to frown.

Shivering is caused by hundreds of muscles contracting and relaxing all over your body. This motion produces heat to make you warmer.

Your longest muscle is called the sartorius. The Santorius runs from the hip to the knee and helps you bend at the knee.

Can you guess what the strongest muscle in the body is? Depending on how you measure.... the heart or the jaw. The heart works hard; it beats 3,600,000 times a year. The jaw is incredibly powerful and helps you chew; in fact the bite strength of an average man is between 117 to 265 pounds.

The smallest muscle is in your body is in the ear. ear and is called the stapedius.

Learn about muscles in this human body for kids project . This is a fun, simple muscular system for kids activity to see how do muscles work.

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How do Muscles Work - Human Body Project for Kids

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Learn about muscles in this human body for kids project . This is a fun, simple muscular system for kids activity to see how do muscles work.

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How to Build a Model Heart | Wise Wonders

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Learn About the Heart with Simple Anatomy Lesson for Kids

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Kids can learn about the heart in this simple heart anatomy lesson that looks at the anatomy and function of this vital organ.

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It's another 12 Months of Montessori Series and today I'm going to share with you some simple and easy to prepare lessons and activities for learning the circulatory system of the human body. I mentioned earlier how Mavi was asking me a lot of things about the human heart and the diseases of the heart that causes death in some famous people. Bombarding me with so many questions and that eagerness to learn, we worked on this unit study to:

Learn about the human heart and how it functions

What causes heart diseases

A better understanding of blood vessels: vein and artery

How to prevent heart diseases

What's the role of the blood in the human body

In this unit study, we focused on the three major elements that comprises the circulatory system:

the human heart

blood vessels

human blood

As a bonus, I also added a few pointers on how to have a healthy heart!
The Human Heart
Last month, we learned about the human heart, the different parts and how it functions. You can learn more about it in this post, How to Teach the Anatomy of the Human Heart to Kids.

Blood Vessels
First we plotted the network of blood vessels in our body using our Cardiovascular Information Diagrams sheet as a guide and a printed outline of the human body. We used PlayDoh (red and blue) to represent the vein and artery.

This activity will introduce the child to the basic concept of how blood is distributed in our body. By plotting the veins and arteries, they will understand how the organs in the body receives oxygen and nutrients.

Working diligently to replicate our guide

And he realized that even the head have blood vessels!

We went a little farther by inspecting the network of blood vessels, learning the difference between the veins and arteries and capillaries. Below is a demonstration of the direction of the blood flow in the body through the blood vessels, of how oxygen rich blood enters the artery (except pulmonary arteries) to the capillaries (where oxygen is distributed to the organs) and passes through the vein to enter the human heart.

Here Mavi's creating an artery, vein and capillary.

He even made his network and labelled the parts.

The Human Blood
This is to demonstrate the composition of blood. 45% red blood cells (red coloured water), 54% plasma (cooking oil) and 1% platelets (bubbles in between).

Care of our Heart
These cards are included in our heart model. It identifies 10 foods that are essential for a healthy heart. Mavi was seriously reading all through the 10 cards and checking if he's consuming them. Well of course, he eats almost everything in the list except for the broccoli and wine

And that ends our circulatory system unit. For more biology related posts see the following:
For more details on the Circulatory System learning materials you can check this post, Circulatory System Learning Materials.

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It's another 12 Months of Montessori Series and today I'm going to share with you some simple and easy to prepare lessons and activities for learning the circulatory system of the human body. I mentioned earlier how Mavi was asking me a lot of things about the human heart and the diseases of the heart that causes death in some famous people.

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Skeleton Craft for Kids: A Fun and Educational Activity

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Make learning about the Skeletal system fun with this easy cotton swab skeleton craft for kids. Perfect for Halloween or homeschool activities.

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A hands-on way to look at the digestive system, create this cute digestive system craft for kids and learn how food travels through our body.

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Create - Skeletal System using Recyclable Materials 

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Science 6 Project - The Human Skeletal System Using Recyclable Materials

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Human skeleton activity using cotton buds #shortvideo #project #trending @princessbisma3907

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How to make Skeletal System💀 with paper at home | #shorts #creatingforindia #science

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how to make a brain model making using cardboard with parts | science project  | DIY | howtofunda

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Clay Time | Brain Structure | Science project for school kids/children's/students | Science activity

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