Nothing is more relevant than the study of the human body. A series of 10 human body lessons begins with growth, ends with reproduction, and hits all the major systems in between. Each lesson provides opening and closing activities as...

Nine lessons over three weeks explore the human body through read-alouds. Third graders listen to and discuss a reading followed by extension activities, including word work and comprehension practice. Learners draft a narrative essay.

Students study the five major body system in this unit. They examine how to keep themselves healthy.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How important is your skeleton? Can you imagine your body without it? You would be a wobbly pile of muscle and internal organs, and you would not be able to move....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Cells, like these nerve cells, do not work in isolation. To send orders from your brain to your legs, for example, signals pass through many nerve cells. These cells...

California State University provides individualized information on each bone in the human skull.

The Engineering and the Human Body unit covers the broad spectrum of topics that make up our very amazing human body. Students are introduced to the space environment and learn the major differences between the environment on Earth and...

Students can learn about the human skeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include an introduction, organization of the skeleton, appendicular skeleton, and the axial skeleton. Interactive quizzes for each section...

How does bone grow and can it be produced outside of a human body? That is the focus of this module. Includes a video, multiple-choice and open-ended questions, background information with links for further research, and a guided...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the skeletal system by discussing the structure and function of bones.

Our bodies function necessarily under the presence of gravity; how blood pumps, a sense of balance and bone growth are all due to life in a world where gravity is an inescapable reality. Armed with experiments from neuroscientists David...

In this exercise you will build two skeletons, one of an ape and one of a modern human being. The bones have been completely mixed up so its up to you to find the right fit. In this exercise you will learn about the unique...

Self-playing slideshow, with an accompanying quiz, explains the major functions of the skeletal system: support, protection, and movement.

Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human skeletal system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.

Through this unit, written for an honors anatomy and physiology class, students become familiar with the human skeletal system and answer the Challenge Question: When you get home from school, your mother grabs you, and you race to the...

This interactive site provides all kinds of information regarding the human skull.

Isabel celebrates the Day of the Dead in Mexico, for which many people dress up like skeletons. She wants to teach her brother Carlos about the skeleton and some different bones. This interactive module helps young learners understand...

Mariven lives in Barbados. He is going on a diving adventure to learn all about bones and muscles of the human body.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The central nervous system (CNS) is the largest part of the nervous system. It includes the brain and the spinal cord. The bony skull protects the brain. The spinal...

This site helps you understand the human skeletal system, a body system composed of bones and cartilage that performs critical functions for the human body.

Here's a really simple demonstration of a fluoroscope. There are links to more information about the uses of X-rays as well.

Prolonged space travel plays a severe toll on the human body: microgravity impairs muscle and bone growth, and high doses of radiation cause irreversible mutations. As we seriously consider the human species becoming space-faring, a big...