Big Otter’s Science Schedule

Write the date for each week’s study / Assignment
Week 1
/ Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 3: The Cells: The Raw Materials and Building Blocks. Complete the review questions.

National Geographic - Inside the Living Body
Lab / Activity: Have Your DNA and eat it too
Supplies: 2 pieces of red licorice, 12 toothpicks, bag of small colored marshmallows, 5 paper clips, masking tape
Week 2 / Anatomy and Physiology
Play the chapter 3 games
Complete the chapter 3 workbook pages. Take the test.
Please note: If you do not have the workbook or the official tests, do the online quizzes and/or activities instead whenever you see a workbook assignement or test mentioned in this schedule.
Read 3/4 of chapter 4: Tissues, Membranes, Organs and Systems
Microscope lab:
Human squamous epithelium, smear
Week 3 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read the last ¼ of chapter 4 Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Week 4 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read ¾ of chapter 5: The Skeletal System: The Framework
Lab / Activity: Knot a bone
Microscope lab:
Bone marrow, red, section
Human bone, ground, c.s.
Week 5 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read the last ¼ of chapter 5 Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Lab / Activity: Dissect a bone (Blood and Guts)
Week 6 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read ¾ of chapter 6: The Muscular System: Movement for the Journey
Lab / Activity: Magnifying muscles (Blood and Guts)
Microscope lab:
Human muscle, striated, l.s.
Week 7 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read the last ¼ of chapter 6 Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Lab / Activity: Tendon and joint dissection (Blood and Guts)
Week 8 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 8: The Nervous System: The Body’s Control Center Part 1 Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Lab / Activity: Brain dissection (Blood and Guts)
Photos of a brain dissection online that point out the different structures in the brain.
Week 9 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 9: The Nervous System: The Body’s Control Center Part 2
Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Microscope lab:
Human cerebrum, section
Week 10 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 11: The Special Senses: The Sights and Sounds

National Geographic - The Incredible Human Body
Week 11 / Anatomy and Physiology
Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Lab / Activity: Eye dissection (Blood & Guts)
Cow eye dissection worksheet
Week 12 / Read the books and do the activities in Otter’s Science Curriculum schedule:
How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses
Sound and Fury (DVD)
Week 13 / Read the books and do the activities in Otter’s Science Curriculum schedule:
She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer
Week 14 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 12: The Cardiovascular System: Transport and Supply
Lab / Activity: Heart dissection
Interactive sheep's heart
Microscope lab:
Bone marrow, red, section
Human blood, Wright's stain, smear
Human muscle, cardiac, l.s.
Human myocardium infarct, section*
Week 15 / Anatomy and Physiology
Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Lab / Activity: Blood typing kit from Home Science Tools
Microscope lab:
Human blood, anemia, smear*
Human capillary tumor, section*
Week 16 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 13: The Respiratory System: It’s a Gas
Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Microscope lab:
Human lung, section
Human lung cell cancer, section*
Human lung tuberculosis, section*
Week 17 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 15: The Gastrointestinal System: Fuel for the Trip
Microscope lab:
Human liver, section
Human salivary gland, section
Human stomach, section
Week 18 / Anatomy and Physiology
Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Microscope lab:
Human gallbladder cholecystitis*
Human intestines adenoma, section*
Human liver cell cancer, section*
Human liver fatty denaturation, section*
Week 19 /
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
Week 20
Week 21
(Otter is still studying nutrition) / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 10: The Endocrine System: The Body’s Other Control Center Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Week 22 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 16: The Urinary System: Filtration and fluid balance Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Lab / Activity: Kidney dissection (Blood & Guts)
Microscope lab:
Human kidney pyelonephritis, section
Week 23 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 17: The Reproductive System: Replacement and Repair Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.

National Geographic - In the Womb
If you enjoy this DVD, there are a couple others in the series (that we personally will be watching):

National Geographic: In the Womb - Multiples

National Geographic: In the Womb - Animals
Microscope lab:
Human sperm, smear
Human testis, section
Purity book
Week 24 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 7: The Integumentary System: The Protective Covering Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Microscope lab:
Human skin with hair follicle, section
Human skin with sweat gland, section
Human fibroma, section*
Human melanin tumor, section*
Week 25 / Anatomy and Physiology
Read chapter 14: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems: Your Defense Systems
Lab / Activity: Glo Germ Mini Handwashing Kit
Glo Germ Experiments
The World of Germs Kit Growing fungus
or schedule out the activities in this Bacteria Study Kit. ;-)
Week 26 / Anatomy and Physiology
Complete the review questions.
Play the chapter games
Complete the chapter workbook pages. Take the test.
Congratulations on finishing the textbook!
Lab / Activity: The World of Germs Kit Keeping mold from growing
Microscope lab:
Human tonsil, section
Week 27 / Where There is No Doctor a FREE book online by the Hesperian Foundation
Read the 1sthalfThis is a very interesting and informative book.
Lab / Activity: The World of Germs Kit Does soap really work?
Week 28 / Where There is No Doctor a FREE book online by the Hesperian Foundation
Read the 2nd half
Lab / Activity: The World of Germs Kit Who has the cleanest toes?
Week 29 / SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
Choose one of these survival books to read: Either the SAS book or Man vs. Wild.

Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth

American College of Emergency Physicians First Aid Manual
Survivorman
Schedule in 3 episodes per week, or just watch the episodes as you wish.
Man vs. Wild - Season 1 (6 DVD set)
Schedule this in as you wish over the next 4 weeks.
Lab / Activity: The World of Germs Kit How do antibiotics really work?
Week 30 / The SAS Survival Handbook
American College of Emergency Physicians First Aid Manual Survivorman DVD watch 3 episodes
Man vs. Wild Season 1
Lab / Activity: The World of Germs Kit Check your previous projects.
Week 31 / Buzz: A Graphic Reality Check for Teens Dealing With Drugs and Alcohol (FlipSwitch)
Week 32 / The SAS Survival Handbook
American College of Emergency Physicians First Aid Manual
Survivorman DVD 3 episodes
Man vs. Wild Season 1
Week 33 / The SAS Survival Handbook
American College of Emergency Physicians First Aid Manual
Man vs. Wild Season 1
Congratulations! You're done!