Skeletal System Teacher Resources

Take this practice quiz to test your knowledge of human anatomy. See how fast you can name the different parts of the skeleton from different views: the back, front, skull, or even the arms. By changing the level, it is appropriate for...

Here, at this site from the Oregon State University's Organic Chemistry Online Learning Center, are some discussion topics on diseases and disorders, like osteoporosis that affect bones. Here, you can read the information on how to avoid...

This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Exploration of body parts is the format used to teach the economic concept of interdependence to primary students.

This resource provides information about rotator cuff problems and impingement frequently asked questions.

This lesson will identify the structure and function of the appendicular skeleton. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Skeleton."

Kids learn about all the human bones in this list and pictures of the skeleton.

Are humans born with 206 bones? Find out what the skeleton is.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents the names of the bones in the human body. It includes an activity in which students label the bones after they have studied them.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children learn about how the skeleton is related to movement and support in humans and what happens to the skeleton and muscles as they move. They also compare human bones and skeletons...

Detailed diagram of a skeleton with numbered labels.

Use this site to find out what a skeleton is with this quick fact sheet.

In this lesson, 5th graders learn about value and draw a 7-tone value scale. They then observe and draw an area of a skeleton model on a 6x6-inch square, incorporating line, shape, and value. They color the negative space and add collage...

Learn the names of major bones of the human body.

Test your knowledge of major bones of the human body.

A nice site which provides descriptions of each of the bones that make up our skeletal system. Then there is a lab activity for students to complete in which they build a skeletal system and describe the structure/function of each bone...

Cartoon of a dancing skeleton.

Understand the structure and function of different types of joints in the human body.

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