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God’s Wondrous Machine is the student text used in Elementary Anatomy: Nervous, Respiratory, Circulatory Systems, Master Books’ homeschool science curriculum for grades 4-6. Students will discover God’s deliberate design of the human body and how it is masterfully and majestically created to function.
This full-color text reveals the wonder of the nervous, respiratory, and circulation systems in the human body. Within this fascinating study of anatomy and physiology, your student will discover how the brain communicates with the rest of the body, how we breathe, why our circulation system is essential, and so much more!
Lessons are scheduled four times a week and will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.
Discover God’s Intricate Design in the Human Body!
Elementary Anatomy: Nervous, Respiratory, Circulatory Systems, a Master Books science homeschool curriculum, takes your student on an exciting exploration of God’s incredible design of the human body. The full-color student text, God’s Wondrous Machine, offers beautiful illustrations, historical perspective, and engaging activities to guide students through a fascinating study of the following systems.
Nervous System
Students will explore the main areas and structures of the brain as they discover the important role each one plays! As they study the incredible design of the nervous system, students will also learn important historical discoveries and modern medical techniques used for diagnosis and repair of the brain.
Respiratory System
Students examine the human body’s respiratory system and explore the structure, function, diseases, and God’s efficient, effective design! Your student will learn fast facts and important discoveries that helped medical professionals understand the mechanisms of our lungs, sinus cavities, and diaphragm, as well as find out why the common cold isn’t so common after all!
Circulatory System
Explore the human heart, blood, and blood vessels that make up the body’s circulatory system. Students learn about the mechanics of the circulatory system in transporting nutrients, blood, chemicals, and more to cells within the body, as well as how it helps fight disease and maintains a properly balanced temperature!
Flexible to Engage Your Student
Elementary Anatomy focuses on practical application as students explore the human body, encouraging them see how what they are learning applies to medicine and our everyday lives. This homeschool science curriculum appeals to multiple learning styles. Optional hands-on activities, experiments, vocabulary levels, and labs —create a flexible learning environment sure to engage your student!
God’s Wondrous Machine and the Elementary AnatomyTeacher Guide are required to complete Elementary Anatomy which is recommended for 4th-6th grade students.
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Customer Reviews
5
Great Upper Elementary Anatomy Course
Review byVirginia
This book has three units including the nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems. Each unit has 11 sections. Each unit has unit-specific vocabulary, word pronunciation, historical information, timelines, biblical references, and colorful photos. It also includes interesting facts. The conversational style of the text makes the content approachable for students. It is a great biblically-based anatomy course and is well-suited for upper elementary students.
5
Very engaging
Review bydeon
This book is being used as the textbook for Elementary Anatomy: Nervous, Respiratory, and Circulatory Systems.
The book is so beautiful. It has vivid images, history, and weird facts. Making connections to the Bible is so important in science. So glad for these reminders throughout.
This book would be great to help spark interest for kids interested in medicine.
5
Age Appropriate Content, Interesting, and Engaging.
Review byDawn
This is an engaging anatomy course from a Christian perspective. It includes some wonderful full-color illustrations, historical information, timelines, three levels of vocabulary words, and even Biblical references. The conversational style of the writing makes it more engaging than a typical textbook, but it is still packed with solid scientific information.
5
The beautiful book answers so many Why does my body do this questions.
Review byKathleen
This book covers the Nervous System, Respiratory System, and the Circulatory System.
Each unit covers: vocabulary, word pronunciation, historical information, timelines, biblical references, and vibrant photos.
The illustrations in this book are amazing. You feel like you can see inside the human body.
There are many areas titled: I am Wonderfully Made which point out what scripture says about that area.
We had a lot of laughs with the section in each unit titled: You’ve Got to be Kidding. Jokes that have to do with that part of the body. My sons favorite was “How do you prevent a summer cold?” Catch it in the winter.
This is a great book for students and parents. I am so pleased with all of the information in this book. We learned a lot of valuable things.
5
Excellent Elementary Anatomy Course
Review byBecky V.
God’s Wondrous Machine is a biblically based elementary anatomy course that covers the nervous system, respiratory system, and circulatory system.
Dr. Lainna Callentine, a former elementary teacher turned ER doctor turned homeschooling mom to three, combines all of her passions in authoring this course. The student text is put together beautifully and is written in a conversational way, while also teaching complex topics in a language your student will understand. The subject matter is taught at a detailed level, but still age appropriate for the elementary student.
I am greatly impressed by the images and tables used in this student text. As soon as my daughter saw the book, she had to go through it page by page! You really can’t go wrong with this course - it will definitely excite your student as they go through the text. Most important, I absolutely love how the author ties everything back to the One who created us by continually pointing the student back to God’s Word.
5
Excellent Upper Elementary Science
Review byLexie
This course is very informative for the upper elementary aged child. I could see this also being easily adaptable to an entire family science study to look into the nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems. There are 3 levels of difficulty for vocabulary that can be suited to the child that is being taught. Each section has very interesting areas that dig further into topics that we found particularly interesting. The section on yawning was really memorable to us. We love how the author relates how the evolutionary theory is flawed when viewed Biblically in relation to yawning. This text goes into a lot of detail about topics that the student may be vaguely familiar with and provides information in an easy to read format as well as wonderful pictures. One instance that comes to mind for me is the section on Cystic Fibrosis. As a family that knows a child with this disease, my children really only knew that it is a lung disease, but this text taught us what the disease is, the different body systems it impacts other than the lungs, the specific gene where it is found, who is impacted, and the inventor of the test commonly used to test for CF. In addition, I loved reading about different people that the author featured - esp Martha Mason - the woman with the iron will - in which we learned of a woman who lived for 61 years in an iron lung after contracting polio. I highly recommend this book to those looking to study these body systems in more detail with your family.
5
Updated Love It
Review byAshley
This course book has three units covering the electrified nervous system with 11 sections, the breathtaking respiratory system with 11 sections, and the complex circulatory system which also has 11 sections. Each unit has a vocabulary level and a see it, say it, and know it section as well. The third unit has an introduction and a Biblical reference to the heart. At the end of the book there is a bibliography and an index section. The pictures in the book are remarkable they look like you're in the room or you can grab them even out of a book. If you want work sheets you will also need to buy the teacher's guide. My daughter will be doing this of course when she gets to 4th through 6th grade which is the recommended grades for this course.
5
Love this book!
Review byCrystal
We are using this book as part of the Elementary Anatomy course. We love this book! The author has such a great way of presenting high-level information in a way that is understandable and engaging. My kids and I look forward to this subject each day and find the content so interesting that we find ourselves reading ahead just to see what's next. The full-color pages, colors, and graphics, all help make this book so enjoyable to read. I highly recommend this as part of your homeschool library!
5
Perfect upper elementary anatomy book!
Review bySara
This book goes through the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems. it is so vibrant with wonderful colors and pictures and vocabulary words in yellow. I am wonderfully made sections then bring everything into perspective biblically with appropriate verses. I really enjoy the different levels of vocabulary words so that you can tailor this book to any the level of your choice for each of your children.
It such an awesome book- My children are always reading ahead in their assignments. I too find myself reading page after page to learn more interesting facts and stories about the body.Even if you do not purchase the full course, this would be an amazing resource to have on the shelf, even as an addition science reader. And because everything is biblically sound, like all other MB science choices you know your child will enjoy and glean so much information through this course/book!
5
Perfect upper elementary anatomy course!
Review bySara
This book goes through the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems. it is so vibrant with wonderful colors and pictures and vocabulary words in yellow. I am wonderfully made sections then bring everything into perspective biblically with appropriate verses. I really enjoy the different levels of vocabulary words so that you can tailor this books to any the level of your choice for each of your children.
It such an awesome book- My children are always reading ahead in their assignments. I too find myself reading page after page to learn more interesting facts and stories about the body.Even if you do not purchase the full course, this would be an amazing resource to have on the shelf, even as an addition science reader. And because everything is biblically sound, like all other MB science choices you know your child will enjoy and glean so much information through this course/book!
