Dr. Lainna Callentine - The Complex Circulatory System

First printing: April 2016

Copyright 2016 by Dr. Lainna Callentine. All
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ISBN: 978-0-89051-908-0
Library of Congress Number: 2015960972

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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How to Use This Book (All about Us!)

About this Gods Wondrous Machine series:

Developed by a masters-trained teacher and homeschooling mother who happens to be a pediatrician,
this is the second book in an innovative anatomy curriculum that focuses on the human bodys
respiratory system. It will create engaging opportunities for children to discover the wonders and
workings of the human body.

Each book in this series delves into one of the major systems of the body; the first three of this
nine-book series under development include:

This book series is bursting with vibrantly colorful images, interesting historical and weird facts,
anatomy, physiology, and modern innovations. You will engage your senses and have a multitude of
choices for hands-on exploration. You will discover aspects of the human body from a doctors
perspective. Each book will focus on a particular system of the body, discussing how it works and
how it doesnt at times. Common questions kids ask are answered to stimulate curiosity, and your
senses will be engaged as the world of medicine is demystified.

This series gives many perspectives in science education by connecting to other fields of study
(i.e., history, sociology, psychology, and theology), and it encourages the reader to appreciate Gods
magnificent handiwork: your body.

Gods Wondrous Machine series recognizes that every learner is not the same. Whether used in a
homeschool or classroom setting, the series hands-on activities are based on the educational theory
of Multiple Intelligence by Howard Gardner (which states there are many types of intelligences and
recognizes different learning styles: musicalrhythmic, visualspatial, verballinguistic,
logicalmathematical, bodilykinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic). It is
flexible enough for endless customization for the skills, interests, and abilities of each student.

Using the Teacher guide

This developing nine-book series will challenge the child in all facets of multiple intelligence. The parent/
instructor is able to choose and customize hands-on activities that engage a multitude of learning styles
and challenge the student to explore lifes big issues. The program is specially designed for lower and
upper elementary level students, including advanced learners with middle school proficiency!

You can use this book as an interesting:

Unit Study

Curriculum

Supplemental Resource

An associated teacher guide is available. It contains perforated sheets for worksheets, and tests, in
addition to a flexible educational calendar. This additional material allows for a multiple array of
assessments for the instructor (i.e., project based, traditional testing, or portfolio assessment). It is
designed to maximize the learning opportunities and retention of information from the book, as kids
have fun learning about the mechanics and mysteries for themselves!

Exercise is important! Running can help stimulate muscles and help make the heart pump more
efficiently. Doctors can check your heart by using a stethoscope, a device invented in 1816 by a young
French physician who was embarrassed to place his ear to the chest of a young female patient, which at
the time was the standard way to check someones heartbeat.

About the Author

Dr. Lainna Callentine has a passion for science. She spent many hours as a child
turning over rocks and wading through streams chasing tadpoles. She is from a
family of six children. Her parents felt that education was a powerful tool. They
instilled in her and her siblings a great love for learning.

Dr. Callentine wears many hats. She is a coach, teacher, pediatrician, and
homeschool mother. She obtained her bachelors degree in human devel
opment and social policy from Northwestern University in the school of
education while competing as a full-scholarship athlete. She began her
professional career as an elementary school teacher. She obtained her
masters degree in education from Widener University. Then she went on to
pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. Dr. Callentine obtained
her medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine.
She worked in one of the busiest emergency rooms in Illinois
before answering the call to go home and
homeschool her children.

She founded Sciexperience and
travels nationally as a speaker doing
inspiring hands-on science workshops
for all ages. She continues to utilize her
medical training as a missionary
doctor in a clinic for the uninsured.
She is an adjunct professor at Wheaton
College as an instructor of clinical
kinesiology. She is a member of
the Christian Medical and Dental
Society. She enjoys basketball, time
with her husband and three kids, and
the outdoors.

Web information:

www.sciexperience.com

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GodsWon
drousMachine

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/lainna
callentine-m-ed-m-d/50/744/a0b/

A Note from the Author

Wow! Congratulations! You are actually reading A Note from the Author page! Really? Who really
reads these anyway? I have a sad confession when I was a kid I would always skip this section. Who
cares? I would say. This is not assigned, and I certainly wont be tested on this.

I am glad you stopped by to spend some quality time prior to digging into The Complex Circulatory
System. I am blown away by the complexity of life. This is not a random sequence of events. Design is