Blueprint for Health Posters & Charts
for the science classroom, home schoolers, physicians and health professionals offices.

Your Heart and Blood

Describes the circulatory system and challenges the child to “Run a Race with Your Blood” -- a fun way to illustrate how the blood works its way through the body. Illustrates and describes the role of the heart, blood cells and blood vessels. Shows how cuts heal, includes fun facts (“If all your red blood cells were laid end to end they would stretch more than 2 times around the earth.”) and details fun things to try in the classroom or at home to show how the heart and blood works.

• circulatory posters

Digestive System

Illustrates digestive system by showing a 12-step path of food from bite to “the end of the line,” and includes the role of each major organ in the process. Talks about teeth, their role in the digestive process and includes the right way to brush. Illustrates and describes the components of a healthy diet. Includes fun facts (“Borborygmy (Bore-bore-RIG-mee) is a word for the sounds your digestive system makes when it is working!") and includes answers to questions like “What is a burp?” and “Why do I throw up?”

• digestive posters

Your Ears

Illustrates the inside of the ear and how it relates to balance. Shows how you hear and provides a “portrait of a sound.” Describes ear problems, loudness and answers questions such as “Why do your ears pop?” and “What are the spins?” Includes fun facts (“Sounds travel 4 times fast in water than in air!”) and includes fun projects for the home or classroom that to show how the ears and hearing work.

• hearing / ears posters

Your Eyes

Shows the anatomy of the eye and how the muscles work together to move the eyes and dilate the pupil. Shows how we see (including details on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum) and illustrates nearsighted and farsighted eyes. Includes tips for healthy eyes, fun facts (“Your eyes can see 7 to 10 million different colors”), and fun things to do to illustrate the magic of vision (and how your eyes can fool you!).

• sight / eyes posters

Taste & Smell System

Illustrates step by step process for how we smell and taste from contact with the nose or tongue to the interaction with the brain. Shows the anatomy of a “sniff” and shows the tongue up close with its bumps and buds. Describes several fun things to do at home or in the classroom to illustrate taste and smell. Includes fun facts (“Spicy foods such as chili peppers excite pain receptors and taste receptors in your mouth.”) and includes interesting facts on the types of tongues and smelling mechanisms of several animals.

• digestive posters

Your Muscles

Illustrates the muscles of the human body. Describes and shows the kinds of muscles and what is on the inside of muscles. Illustrates how many muscles it takes to smile (17) and how many to frown (43). Includes fun facts (“Your have over 600 muscles in your body.”) and answers to questions like “Why do muscles get tired?” and “Why do you shiver when you get cold?”

• muscular system posters

Your Brain & Nervous System

Describes and illustrates the nervous system, nerve cells, brain and spinal cord, making the information fun and easy to understand. Talks about automatic and learned reflexes, right brain vs. left brain, the funny bone, how to build a better brain, what happens when your foot falls asleep, and how drugs interact with the brain. Includes fun facts (“Your nerves can send signals at more than 200 miles per hour!”) and fun things to try in the classroom or at home to show how the brain and nerves work.

• nervous system posters

Respiratory System

• respiratory system posters

Your Skeleton

Describes and illustrates the various parts of the human skeleton. Shows the inside of the bone and provides detail on the spine. Describes how joints allow movement, how bones give support and protection, and how broken bones heal. Shows how bones grow and shows x-ray of a child’s hand next to an x-ray of an adult hand. Includes fun facts (“Your bones are 4 times as strong as concrete.”) and fun things to try in the classroom or at home to show learn more about the skeleton.

• skeletal system posters