Body Systems Resources

	Listed by System	Listed by Site
General Body Systems	Skeletal System	Your Gross & Cool Body
	Respiratory System	Neuroscience for Kids - Specific Sites
Dissection Sites	Digestive System	ThinkQuest Entries
	Circulatory System	CLN Theme Pages
Senses	Nervous System	Gander Academy Theme Pages
	Muscular System

General Body Systems

ABC's of the Human Body http://members.aol.com/volsfive/body.html

Nice sample of a page developed by a classroom teacher and students. "A page of our favorite links about the human body discovered by Mrs. Wall's 5th grade class Burt Elementary School, Clarksville, TN."

 

Anatomy and Physiology Database http://library.thinkquest.org/3007/

Anatomy and Physiology Database: Virtual tour of the human body. Links to other Anatomy and Physiology Web Sites

 

Association of Library Services to Children, American Library Association http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html

A collection of web sites for elementary children.

 

BodyQuest http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/

Exploration of anatomy designed for students aged 11 - 16. Fun way to learn about the human body. ThinkQuest entry. (pretty advanced for 4th grade) 

 

Body Tune-Up http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq49/bodytune.htm

WebQuest - This is Bummer Body. Bummer needs to know how to solve the problem of not feeling well. Bummer's symptoms are; no energy, sick a lot, weak muscles, sleepy all the time, toothaches,injuries from bicycle accident, greasy hair, bad breath, and dirty body. Bummer has no friends. Let's face it, would you want to be Bummer's friend? Your job is to help Bummer! Bummer is lost and trying to find his way home to a healthy body. On his journey he travels through Healthville, USA. You are to identify "Bummer Body's health problems! Assume the role of either "FannyFood","Eddie Exercise", Hannah Hygiene, or "Sammy Safety". Then search for and gather information (as that character) that will give Bummer a healthy body! Create, produce, and perform a radio program using dialogue, music, sound effects showing how you solved his problem.  

 

Cells Alive! http://www.cellsalive.com

Biocams on cells, bacteria, and viruses. Explore Allergy and Mites (yuck!), penicillin, or antibodies. Estimate time growth for dividing bacteria. Great photos and topics, though some just may leave you with an itchy feeling...

 

Cyber-Anatomy http://library.thinkquest.org/11965/

This entry reviews the various areas of the human anatomy and breaks down the lessons for grade levels 6-9 and 10-12. ThinkQuest entry. 

 

DNA Lessons http://chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/intro.html

From Hands-On Science for elementary teachers. You will find lessons called, What Do You Know About DNA, What Makes a Human, and Create a Robot, amongst others.

 

Earthlings Inside and Out: A Space Alien Studies the Human Body http://www.education-world.com/a_books/books094.shtml

Earthlings Inside and Out is full of alien humor that will entertain young readers as they learn hundreds of amazing facts about the human body! Add to that more than a dozen hands-on activities, and you have a perfect lesson planning resource too. Teachers and students will find Earthlings Inside and Out to be a close encounter of the educational kind!

 

Fact-filled journey into the human body http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html How the Body Works - Shockwave Version http://kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_SW.html How the Body Works - No-Shockwave Version http://kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_noSW.html Human Anatomy: A Fun, Interactive Site http://www.innerbody.com/

 

How the Body Works - Movies http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/closet/how_the_body_works_interim.html

Check out these cool movies to see and hear the ins and outs of your insides. Click the button below, and you'll be on your way! (Requires Shockwave)

 

Human Body http://www.npac.syr.edu/Demos/

Navigate through the Human Body, cut up sections minus all the mess. Visit the Visible Human and much more

 

Human Body Adventure http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/

A virtual cartoon dissection of the human body intended for a middle school-aged audience. Each "layer" of the dissection contains body parts that belong to specific systems (digestive, circulatory, etc). Created by Jennifer Vilenski, a 7th Grade Life Science Teacher at Roger Ludlowe Middle School in Fairfield, CT.

 

Human Body Topic Page http://www.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca/schools/coal/coal/bodythe.htm

 

Human Body Unit - North Canton Schools http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~greentown/human.htm 

 

Human Voltage: What Happens When People and Lightning Converge? http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd18jun99_1.htm

A readable news article from NASA that describes the incidence and impact of lightning strikes on the human body.

Look Inside the Human Body

http://bart.northnet.com.au/~amcgann/A%20Look%20Inside%20the%20Human%20Body%20%20website/Index.html

This site is appropriate for 1st - 6th grade, the worksheet attached includes questions from all of the body systems. The systems covered are the skeletal, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems.

 

Nature's Best: The Human Body http://hyperion.advanced.org/2935/

Descriptions, tables, and drawings of various systems of the human body.

 

NPAC Visible Human Viewer http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/vishuman/VisibleHuman.html

Allows you to view high-resolution images http://www.last-word.com/of two-dimensional slices of a human body. Links to the Visible Human Project

 

Theme pages for primary, elementary and junior level students http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html

The nearly sixty themes currently on line cover a wide range of topics. There are about sixteen that covered animals such as bears, sea turtles, marine invertebrates, whales, dolphins, kangaroos, koalas, eagles, owls, cougars, wolves and more. A new page covers endangered species which focuses on endangerment and extinction. Other pages cover earth science topics, archaeology, the environment, body systems, weather, history and flight.

 

Topic Page for Human Body http://www.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca/schools/coal/coal/bodythe.htm

Coal Tyee Elementary School's topic pages to support school research

 

Virtual Anatomy http://library.thinkquest.org/16421/

Comprehensive information on our 12 body systems. ThinkQuest entry.

 

Visible Human Project http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

 

Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/index.html

Learn all about cockroaches, worms, and your gross and cool body! This web site has a great humorous slant to it that makes learning fun! Great graphics and sounds! An excellent resource to use in the classroom to learn about entomology and bodily functions. Kids can learn about why one farts, burps, snores & more -- with clickable questions, sound effects and interactive Q&A.

 

 

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Muscular System

Muscular System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/muscular.html

How the Body Works - Movies http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/closet/how_the_body_works_interim.html

Check out these cool movies to see and hear the ins and outs of your insides. Click the button below, and you'll be on your way! (Requires Shockwave)

 

Muscular System http://www.imcpl.lib.in.us/nov_musc.htm

 

Muscular System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/muscular.html

Here are a number of links to Internet sites which contain information and/or other links related to the specific theme of the body's Muscular System.

Your Gross & Cool Body - Muscular System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000123.html

So what do muscles do? Muscles move cows, snakes, worms and humans. Muscles move you! Without muscles you couldn't open your mouth, speak, shake hands, walk, talk, or move your food through your digestive system. There would be no smiling, blinking, breathing. You couldn't move anything inside or outside you. The fact is, without muscles, you wouldn't be alive for very long!

 

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Dissection Sites

Sheep Brain Dissection http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/braindissection/index.html

 

Starfish Dissection http://hyperion.advanced.org/13008/

Entry is a step-by-step tutorial that teaches how to dissect a starfish. It reveals internal and external organs, provides visual aids, with video option, includes links to related sites and a comments page. ThinkQuest entry.

 

Visual Dissecting http://library.thinkquest.org/12014/

This site users a video to demonstrate dissecting of a fetal pig and frog. Fun to use and teaches about dissection. ThinkQuest entry.

 

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit http://george.lbl.gov/itg.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html

 

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit Version 2.0 - http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html

On online program that allows virtual dissection of a frog. By clicking on the frog, layers of skin and organs are displayed to explore animal anatomy.

 

Whole Frog - http://george.lbl.gov/ITG/Whole.Frog/frog/frog.anatomy.html

Pictures showing the skeleton, organs, digestive and nervous system of the frog. Created by summer teachers who used them as teaching tool to help students study anatomy of a frog in Biology class room.  

 

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Your Gross & Cool Body - New Jersey Online

Skeletal System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000124.html

Respiratory System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html

Digestive System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000126.html

Circulatory System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000131.html

Nervous System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000136.html

Brain http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000135.html

Muscular System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000123.html

Hair http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000148.html

Sense of Sight http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000142.html

Sense of Smell http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000150.html

Skin http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000146.html

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CLN (Connected Learning Network) Body Systems Theme Pages

Skeletal System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/skeletal.html

 

Respiratory System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/respiratory.html

 

Digestive System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/digestive.html

 

Circulatory System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/circulatory.html

 

Nervous System Theme http://www.cln.org/themes/brain.html

 

Hearing Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/hearing.html

 

Muscular System Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/muscular.html

 

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Skeletal System http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/skeletal.htm

 

Respiratory System http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/respiratory.htm

Digestive System http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/digestive.htm

Circulatory System http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/cardio.htm

Nervous System http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/nervous.htm

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BodyQuest http://hyperion.advanced.org/10348/

Exploration of anatomy designed for students aged 11 - 16. Fun way to learn about the human body. ThinkQuest entry. (pretty advanced for 4th grade)

 

Cyber-Anatomy http://hyperion.advanced.org/11965/

This entry reviews the various areas of the human anatomy and breaks down the lessons for grade levels 6-9 and 10-12. (pretty advanced for 4th grade) ThinkQuest entry.

 

Nature's Best: The Human Body http://library.thinkquest.org/2935/

Descriptions, tables, and drawings of various systems of the human body. Easy to navigate. ThinkQuest entry.

 

Virtual Anatomy http://library.thinkquest.org/16421/

Comprehensive information on our 12 body systems. ThinkQuest entry.