Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MuscleMania

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn three different types of muscles. By building a model of the arm, they learn its basic anatomy and how muscles function in relationship to bones. They perform an experiment on the relationship between muscle size and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Levers in the Body: They Are Not What You Might Think!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate lever systems in the human body and compare arm anatomy to model.  In this human levers lesson students graph and analyze their results.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bones Wordsearch

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, learners find the words that are related to the terms for the different bones in the human body. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bones

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students find the names of the bones and the answers are accessed by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
Organizer
Curated OER

Mole Skeleton Answers

For Students 7th - 12th
In this anatomy worksheet, students identify and label 24 structures found on a mole skeleton diagram. Answers are provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Anatomy- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the muscular system. In this muscular system lesson, students first draw a realistic representation of their leg or arm bones. Students do several activities to attach these bones to "joints" with string to simulate...
Lesson Plan
University of Arizona

The Leg Bone Is Connected to The...

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover the names of 13 major bones in the human skeletal system. They construct their skeleton using paper plates and other simple products. Links to templates are provided within the resource.
Unit Plan
Other

Get Body Smart: Functional Anatomy of Skeletal Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human musculoskeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include muscles that act on the arm, shoulder, forearm, wrist, palm, digits, anterior thigh,...
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Applied Anatomy and Physiology: Muscles and Movement

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn what muscles are, how they are classified, and how they are attached to the body's skeletal system. This site contains several definitions, illustrations showing the parts of muscles, and a quiz to test your knowledge of muscles...
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Bones of the Upper Limb

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about the bones of the upper limb. The upper limb is divided into three regions. These consist of the arm, located between the shoulder and elbow joints; the forearm, which is between the elbow and wrist joints; and the hand,...
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Muscles of the Pectoral Girdle and Upper Limbs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides interactive information regarding the muscles of the pectoral girdle and upper limbs.