Brain Models and other Mind Boggling Things

I am not one of those

hands on type of people. Konos is a stretch for me. I like to read. I knew going in that my kids would need to see and touch and do to get this human body unit down. I was not looking forward to it. We had a lot of fun discussing who was right brain and who was left brain. It was truly fascinating to me as I noticed that those who are left brained actually tend to hang together and those that are right brain hang together. Is that wild or what?

We dug into the nervous system and did all kinds of hands on experiments that helped them nail down the nervous system. It was so great. The kids were playing hide and seek tag on Sunday night in the dark. (We can do that, we homeschool and do not have to catch the school bus at dark o'clock). My son Josiah was so excited to come in and tell me his nervous system is alive and well and that he experienced the autonomic reaction of fight or flight.

Another fascinating thing happened, I handed out play dough to model the brain as I had demonstrated per Jessica Hulcy's instructions. I got up to flip a load of laundry and tidy the kitchen. When the kids were done I started to take pictures. I was absolutely floored when my barely 3 year old brought me her brain complete with brain stem. She wasn't even at the table while I was modeling.

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