This is a great way for children to learn about the human body and nutrition while having fun! This book contains 8 detailed, student centered, hands-on lab activities developed and used in an elementary school science lab. Included are easy to follow instructions with ready to use student lab sheets. Students will engage in labs such as measuring their pulse rate, comparing human cells to plant cells, testing foods for carbohydrates and other exciting activities. Additionally, each lesson emphasizes key vocabulary and includes either follow up writing, graphing activities and/or quizzes.