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Why we LOVE this product!
Pulling out a squishy stomach and fitting it back in teaches more about where organs live than any diagram. The pizza-through-the-body story in the book makes digestion memorable, and a little gross.
It is a long-running favorite for school body units and homeschool science.
Two things to weigh: the small pieces are easy to lose, and this is a model to explore rather than a set of experiments.
Description
SKU:
0860009347328
SmartLab's Squishy Human Body is a 12-inch clear human body model with removable squishy organs plus representative bones, muscles and blood vessels, so kids can take it apart and rebuild it while learning how the body works.
What's inside
- 12-inch clear human body model and stand
- 9 squishy organs, plus plastic bones and muscles
- Forceps and tweezers
- Organ-izer mat
- Illustrated anatomy book
How it works
Kids remove the organs with the forceps and tweezers, then rebuild the model from the toes to the skull cap. The book, with an explanation by physician and science teacher Lucille Kayes, follows a bite of pizza through the digestive system.
What kids learn
- Anatomy: where the organs sit and how they fit together
- Body systems: digestion, plus skeletal, muscular and vascular systems
- Fine motor skills: working with forceps and tweezers
Good to know before you buy
- Age: SmartLab recommends 8 and up.
- Small parts: not for young children.
- Gross-out factor: SmartLab plays up the slightly gross fun, which most kids love.
- Price: $32.99 at Barnes & Noble at the time of writing.
Who it's for
Future doctors and nurses, kids studying the human body at school, and anyone who likes taking things apart.
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