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Anatomy Coloring Book Club! Learn Anatomy Like a Medical Student or Doctor

In this ongoing class, students will learn human anatomy using a coloring book--just like nurses, doctors, vets, and other STEM professionals. Dr. Robin is a family physician and expert at teaching anatomy to young people! #academic
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1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

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US Grade 4 - 7
👉 This class is now available in a self paced format! You will get the same lesson but now also get a lot of extra material and asynchronous interaction with me. While I love my live classes, the asynchronous ones are a lot of fun, too! https://outschool.com/classes/anatomy-coloring-book-with-a-physician-learn-like-a-medical-student-part-1-KuuIC5Kg


***Jump in any time!  Each week stands alone, you don't need to do it in any particular order.  We just circle around and around.

As with all my classes, each session:
-Starts with a light topic-related warmup question 
-Then I teach using models, demonstrations, Socratic questioning, or other methods as appropriate
-We will then color the page(s) while discussing what we are learning
-A short (2-5 minute) video focused either on how to examine a patient or a patient story related to the organ system

This class has been a labor of (anatomy) love over a year in the making!
-I wanted learners to have a better understanding of how all the systems work together. The circulatory system doesn't just go to your fingers--it goes to your intestines, too! Your bones aren't just to hold you up, they make blood. Your senses don't exist in your eyes, ears, and tongue--they connect into specific parts of your brain. And your liver has over 500 jobs to do!
-I quickly realized that there weren't any anatomy coloring books that go in depth while staying simple and clear. 
-I worked together with my lifelong friend (and artist) to create my own coloring book! Each page puts the anatomy in context to enhance learners' understanding of their own bodies.

This class also goes where none of my others do: into the exam room!  Each week as we learn about a particular body system, we'll also delve into how doctors examine that system. What are they doing and why? Students do NOT need to have any medical instruments but if they do, they are welcome to bring them to class. I will be showing my exam instruments and how they work!

You do NOT need to buy the coloring book to take the class.
-I will post each coloring page in the classroom at the beginning of the week and again the morning of class.
-If you prefer to not have to print something every week, I self-published the coloring book on Amazon. (I'm not making a profit on the coloring book -- it's just there professionally printed to make your life easier if you like). 
-Here's the link for that: amazon.com/Robins-Best-Anatomy-Coloring-Self-Explanatory/dp/B0BNLYVR5D/

I look forward to seeing you in class!

SCHEDULE
Note: you can start at any time, each class is designed to stand on its own. I will repeat the material in a loop so if you stay in the class for 20 weeks starting at any time, you will get through all the topics.


Week of October 1: Human Cell
Week of October 8: Heart Exterior
Week of October 15: Heart Interior In Situ
Week of October 22: Circulatory System
Week of Oct 29: Lungs In Situ
Week of Nov 6: Digestive System
Week of Nov 13: Digestive System: Biliary Tree
Week of Nov 20: Kidneys and Bladder
Week of Nov 27: Eye
Week of Dec 4: Ear
Week of Dec 11: Skin
Week of Dec 18: Inside of Mouth
Week of Dec 25: How We Make Speech


Past weeks:
2023
Week of January 1st: Systems of the Body
Week of January 8th: Human Cell
Week of January 15th: Heart Exterior and Heart Interior In Situ
Week of January 22nd: Circulatory System
Week of January 29th: Lungs in Situ
Week of February 5th: Digestive System
Week of February 12th: Digestive System: Biliary Tree
Week of February 19th: Kidneys and Bladder
Week of February 26th: Axial Skeleton
Week of March 5th: Bones and Joints
Week of March 12th: Comparative Anatomy: Bones and Comparative Anatomy: Muscles
Week of March 19th: Eye
Week of March 26th: Ear
Week of April 2nd: Skin
Week of April 9th: Inside of Mouth
Week of April 16th: How We Make Speech
Week of April 23rd: Brain, How the Brain Senses
Week of April 30th: the Homunculus, Spine and Spinal Cord and Where the Sensory Nerves Go
Week of May 7th: Autonomic Nervous System
Week of May 14th: Systems of the Human Body
Week of May 21st: Human Cell
Week of May 28th: Heart Exterior and Heart Interior In Situ
Week of June 4th: Circulatory System
Week of June 11th: Lungs In Situ
Week of June 18: Digestive System
Week of June 25: Digestive System: Biliary Tree
Week of July 2: Kidneys and Bladder
Week of July 9: Axial Skeleton
Week of July 16: Bones and Joints
Week of July 23: Comparative Anatomy: Bones and Comparative Anatomy: Muscles
Week of July 30: Eye
Week of August 6: Ear
Week of August 13: Skin
Week of August 20: Inside of Mouth
Week of August 27: How We Make Speech
Week of September 3: Brain, How the Brain Senses
Week of September 10: the Homunculus, Spine and Spinal Cord and Where the Sensory Nerves Go
Week of September 17: Autonomic Nervous System
Week of September 24: Systems of the Human Body
Learning Goals
Students will learn human anatomy while understanding that it fits in the context of physiology and medicine.  Each week they will create a colorful study sheet they can revisit later.
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Parental Guidance
Nothing in this class will be or is intended to be medical advice. This is merely educational in nature and will be a surface-level overview. Your student will not be coming out of this class knowing anything about how to diagnose or treat any conditions and we will not be discussing any personal medical questions/needs. Students should come with general questions about the topic. All my classes make use of the wealth of information available on YouTube. In most class sessions, this is 2-3 minutes of an experiment or activity that we aren't able to do over zoom. Occasionally there will be more if that's absolutely necessary for getting the best educational experience. During class I only use the YouTube videos on screen share from my ad-free YouTube account in order to prevent students from seeing inappropriate ads or other materials. Your learner does not need to have an account. If the entire video we watched is kid-appropriate, I will post a link in the classroom after class. Watching it is entirely optional. If I selectively showed an appropriate portion of a video but the rest goes into medical details that are inappropriate for children, I will not post the link. Parents are able to message me directly for the link if desired.
Supply List
I will post the page in the classroom at the beginning of the week and again the morning of class so you do NOT need to buy the book.  If you prefer to have it printed and bound, I found the most economical option for families (only $5.99) was having it self-published on Amazon: amazon.com/Robins-Best-Anatomy-Coloring-Self-Explanatory/dp/B0BNLYVR5D/

Colored pencils and a pencil sharpener will be necessary--do not use markers or pens as they will bleed through the pages.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • Youtube
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Doctoral Degree from Unviersity of Colorado School of Medicine
Bachelor's Degree in Science from University of Denver
As a family physician with a decade in private practice, years as a guest lecturer and adjunct faculty at a medical school, and 2000 hours of classes completed on Outschool, I love teaching young people about how their bodies work.  I believe that people who understand their bodies will take better care of them.  I teach students from Outschool all the way up to medical school and am honored to be a part of their learning process, not just the information but HOW to learn and UNDERSTAND the information.

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Ages: 9-14
2-14 learners per class

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