Antibodies

[ShannonCC]

Anyone have any good links about antibodies, viruses, bacteria, etc? Aimed at a young child would be nice.

[ShannonCC]

Gee, don't overwhelm me all at once with replies! :LOL

We went to the library and I found a number of books that fit the bill nicely. I've already learned something (love that Sam's Science!).

I did find stuff googling but nothing aimed at little kids. I think I just wasn't searching under the right terms. Ah well. Good old fashioned books are usually better anyway

[UnschoolnMa]

Here are some you might want to try:

The Giant Germ (Magic School Bus Chapter Book)
by Anne Capeci

The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie: A Book About Germs (Magic School Bus Series)
by Joanna Cole, Beth Nadler

Head to Toe Science: Over 40 Eye-Popping, Spine-Tingling, Heart-Pounding Activities That Teach Kids About the Human Body
by Jim Wiese

I hope this helps you out a little bit

[Openskyheart]

It's amazing what you can find at the library, huh?

A couple of months ago, my dd (8) was interested in learning about seaweed, so at the library she asked the children's librarian where she could find the "seaweed section." I stood there thinking, "Oh, how cute. She thinks the library has a seaweed section." Guess what? They have a seaweed section! Of course they do! We live in a beach town afterall :LOL!

Laura

[amanecer]

Theres a great book called The germs that make me sick. Its perfect for little kids.

[ShannonCC]

We started reading The Giant Germ last night Ironically, my dd picked it up from the library last week before she even asked about germs (she just saw MSB and took it out). And I think we have Germs Make Me Sick. And a bunch of others

I meant to get Inside Ralphie last night at the library and totally forgot. I was even there sans kids which is rare! (dh had them in the library playground). Ah well.

We are still doing "sit down school" so I'm just taking things she's asked about and trying to present them in a "schoolish" way to satisfy her current needs.

I'm going to draw a germ on the chalboard and a white blood cell, maybe give her some "homework" and ask her to draw what happens to viruses and bacteria. Maybe have her copy some words. Does this sound "schoolish" enough? :LOL (my unschooling dd recently said she wants to do school for those who have no idea what I'm talking about)

[ShannonCC]

Found a fun site http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/index.html

A problem I'm having is that, in an effort to address things at a child's level, the books we've got are simplifying things. Ok, of course, I get that, BUT each book is simplifying in a different way For example, as far as *I* knew, it was just white blood cells that attacked germs and that's what one of the books says. Then another book says that white blood cells attack germs differently. They attack bacteria one way and viruses another. Ok, we can handle that.

So then we read a different book that addressed microphages, lycophytes and something else (and please excuse my spelling the book isn't in front of me ) and they all work in different ways. So I'm thinking are those different white blood cells? Because the book didn't use the term "white blood cell" anywhere that I could see. So I have to get online and google and yes, those are different types of white blood cells. And in googling, I find that there are even more than the three addressed in that book (T cells, B cells, etc).

But it's a 5 year old we're talking about here. So maybe I need to drop that book (which is a kids book by the way, just a little more advanced than we need I guess) and just go back to the one that says "white blood cells".

Urgh. I guess we're far past the days of "you got sick because you went outside without a hat. That's why".

[atypicalandrea]

And if you need to discuss cells (which is kinda related, but this was the only cool site I could remember) you could make an edible cell. My kids went nuts over this project. (although if you're vegetarian, it does contain jello. And candy if you're sugar-free. )

And here's some bacteria sites:
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoT...eria_cells.htm
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/bactcell.htm