Health and the Physical Body
Health and the Physical Body: Course Book: One Per Family
Course Set
- Science for Little Hearts and Hands
- Physical Science
- Life and Earth Science
- Health and Safety
- High School Science

- 103 pages
- Full-color
- 11 lessons
- Wire binding; 8.5"x11"

- 32 pages
- Full-color
- Saddle-stitch binding; three hole punched; perforated; 8.5" X 11"

- 64 pages
- Full-color
- Saddle-stitch binding; three hole punched; perforated; 8.5"x11"
Details:
Examine the unique way God created our bodies, the building blocks of a healthy lifestyle, how our cells work together to help us breathe, digest food, move, and much more in this captivating science unit.
Colorful coursebook pages, easy-to-teach lessons, awe-inspiring videos, and interactive student journals keep your young scientists active and involved in the learning process.
Don’t miss the read-aloud book pack and 7–8 extension book to expand learning!
Lesson 1 – How the Body Is Formed
Lesson 2 – The Digestive System: Part 1
Lesson 3 – The Digestive System: Part 2
Lesson 4 – The Basics of Nutrition
Lesson 5 – Vitamins and Hydration
Lesson 6 – The Renal System
Lesson 7 – The Circulatory System Part 1: The Heart
Lesson 8 – The Circulatory System Part 2: Blood
Lesson 9 – The Respiratory System
Lesson 10 – The Skeletal System
Lesson 11 – The Musculoskeletal System
Lesson 12 – The Integumentary System
Lesson 13 – Germs and Hygiene
Lesson 14 – Genes and Unique Features
The Good and the Beautiful science team has created original, high-quality videos to accompany our science units, making the courses even easier to teach! The Health and the Physical Body science unit includes access to engaging videos that highlight specific topics such as the respiratory system and genes. Access the Health and the Physical Body videos here.










Recommended Resources
Find optional add-on products to complement the Health and the Physical Body science unit. *NOTE: Downloads are final sale and may not be refunded, returned, credited, or exchanged.

The Story of a Cold: by Heather Horn and Elizabeth Thuernagle

50 Amazing Facts About Bones: by Jessica Jung
- 29 pages
- Full-color illustrations
- Paperback, perfect binding, 11"x8.5"

The Story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams: Health and the Physical Body Grades 7-8 Extension

Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book
Grades K–2
The Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book is an engaging science learning resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about the cells, organs, and systems of our amazing human bodies! With fun activities—including mazes, coloring, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, beautifully illustrated activity books are a valuable addition to family-style science or a wonderful resource to kick-start your child’s scientific learning.- 35 pages
- Black-and-white illustrations
- Paperback; saddle-stitch binding; 8.5”x11”

Health and the Physical Body Read-Aloud Book Pack
Have you ever caught a cold and wondered what it is, where it came from, how to treat it, and where it goes after you feel better? Learn the answers to these and many more questions in The Story of a Cold. Follow a Finnish girl named Ada who learns firsthand the science behind catching a cold when she herself becomes sick. (32 pages, full-color, 11"x8.5")
50 Amazing Facts About Bones is a comprehensive book about bone anatomy and physiology. Full of illustrations, diagrams, sketches, and X-ray images, this book is thorough enough to engage a curious first-time bone explorer and enrich a student's current skeletal study. (29 pages, full-color, 11"x8.5")
These books are all published by The Good and the Beautiful and are designed to appeal to children in grades 3–8, although younger students may enjoy reading along with older siblings who are completing the science unit. Lessons will prompt students when to read these optional books, but they are not integrated with the lessons.
Buy Downloads
Find a digital download of the Parent Guide and Student Journals here. *NOTE: Downloads are final sale and may not be refunded, returned, credited, or exchanged.

Health and the Physical Body: Student Journal Grades 3-6 (PDF)
- PDF for self-printing
- 32 pages
- Full-color

Health and the Physical Body: Student Journal Grades 7-8 (PDF)
- PDF for self-printing
- 64 pages
- Full-color

Health and the Physical Body: Course Book (PDF)
- PDF for self-printing
- 103 pages
- Full-color

Health and the Physical Body (PDF): Science Activity Book
Grades K–2
Print-at-home PDFThe Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book is an engaging science resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about the cells, organs, and systems of our amazing human bodies! With fun activities—including mazes, coloring, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, beautifully illustrated activity books are a valuable addition to family-style science or a wonderful resource to kick-start your child’s scientific learning.
- Print-at-home PDF
- 35 pages
- Black-and-white illustrations; 8.5”x11”
*NOTE: Downloads are final sale and may not be refunded, returned, credited, or exchanged.
How the Unit Works
Required Course Items
Health and the Physical Body: Course Book: One Per Family
Health and the Physical Body: Student Journal Grades 3-6: One Per Student
Health and the Physical Body: Student Journal Grades 7-8: One Per Student
Recommended Resources
Health and the Physical Body: Science Activity Book
The Story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams: Health and the Physical Body Grades 7-8 Extension
Health and the Physical Body Read-Aloud Book Pack
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<p>The Good and the Beautiful curriculum takes a general Christian worldview, focusing, not on the doctrine of any particular Christian church, but on high moral character and basic Bible principles such as gratitude, honesty, prayer, and kindness. Parents can add in their own doctrinal beliefs as desired.<p>
<p>The curriculum is reviewed by members of many different faiths to make sure that the curriculum does not include doctrine specific to any Christian church. We have reviewers and users of the following denominations and more: Lutheran, Assemblies of God, Catholic, Baptist, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mennonite, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nazarene, Methodist, Non-Denominational, and Seventh Day Adventists.</p>
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