Wonderfully Made: Our Urinary System

Verse:
Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 51:2

Books:
"The Human Body" by Mary Elting

Things we did:

learned that it is essential that we have at least one kidney to survive
located our kidneys
learned that kidneys, particularly the nephrons, filter waste out of the blood and that it flows through at least 400 times per day
learned that kidneys create homeostasis or creates balance of water and minerals
learned that kidneys send out chemicals informing the body when it needs new red blood cells
learned that water in = water out
discusses several different ways to ingest water and lose water
learned that lighter colored urine means it contains more water and that is good!

identified the parts of the urinary system and pathway of urine
urinary tract infections can be common. Another reason why it is good to drink a lot of water.
colored our kidneys and bladder, cut and pasted it on our body
recreated the urinary system using fruit slices gummy candy for the kidneys, shoestring twizzlers for the uretha and ureters, and a bulging grape for the bladder

Vocabulary Words:

Video:
We didn't watch this in class, but I thought this would be a nice re-cap
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=59257&cat_id=20607

Useful Websites:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/kidneys.html#

Note: Today we had an usually high number of students needing to visit the restroom - all but two.

Wonderfully Made