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Human parts
Observations
Your body has a head, chest, tummy, legs, feet, arms, and hands.
Science activity
Draw a line from each word below to the correct part of the body.
head
chest
fingers
tummy
toes
leg
elbow
arm
hand
foot
Rub an unsharpened pencil on the palm of your hand and then rub it
on the knuckle side. Rub the pencil the same way on the top and bottom
of your feet. On which side did you feel the pencil more? Record your
findings. Do the activity on website 15-1. Move the dancer on 15-2.
Science exploration
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The child will learn about the sense of taste. Be aware
of allergies; for safety do not use peanuts. Make liquid
solutions of sugar and salt. Use lemon juice or vinegar
for a sour flavor. Dip a clean Q-tip into each liquid
and then place it on the childs tongue.
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Tongue twisters
Observations
Many living things taste their food with their tongues. Some animals twist
their tongues to smell food
Science activity
Draw a cross () on the tongues of these living things.
Science exploration

The child should be able to identify loud and soft

sounds. Help him or her to identify low- and high-
pitched sounds. Some very high-pitched sounds are
unpleasant to hear, such as chalk scratching on
a board.
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Funny ears
Observations
Many living things have ears. They use their ears to hear sounds. Dogs can
hear sounds that humans cannot.
Science activity
These animals all have the wrong ears. Draw a line joining each living thing
to its correct ears.
Science exploration
The child learns the main parts of a plant. Ask the
child to identify the parts of plants found in his or her
community. Help the child do the web activities. For
the vegetable head web activity, ask the child whether
the head is a leaf, flower, fruit, or root.
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Plant parts
Observations
Most plants have roots, a stem, some leaves, and flowers.
Science activity
On this plant, color the leaves green, the stem yellow, the roots brown, and
the flower and bud red.
Science exploration
Gather some leaves from
different trees. How are
they alike and different?
Make a salad on
website 16-1.
red
green
yellow
brown
red
The child learns that some areas of the body are more
sensitive than others, such as the palm of the hand,
and the bottoms of the feet. Ask the child why this is
so. Explain that these areas are best suited for object
manipulation and balance because they have high
concentrations of nerve connections.
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Human parts
Observations
Your body has a head, chest, tummy, legs, feet, arms, and hands.
Science activity
Draw a line from each word below to the correct part of the body.
head
chest
fingers
tummy
toes
leg
elbow
arm
hand
foot
Science exploration
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The child learns that some areas of the body are more sensitive than others, such
as the palm of the hand, and the bottoms of the feet. Ask the child why this is
so. Explain that these areas are best suited for object manipulation and balance
because they have high concentrations of nerve connections.
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