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Your gross and cool body. http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/body/ Light-hearted look at the human body. Queensland School Curriculum Council. http://www.qscc.qld.edu.au/kla/hpe/sourcebook_modules.html This site has several lesson plan ideas on health and the human body. This is a tough one but this is interesting http://www.k12.ut.us/themepark/html/systems/human.html Great resources here too and worth a look http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/k_2.html  http://kidshealth.org/ http://www.anatomia.learningtogether.net/ | ||||||||||||
| Alfy's Picks For the Human body - includes games activities, lessonplans etc http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Human_Body/HB_1.asp Human Anatomy Online - mouse over images of each of the body systems http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html Human Body Systems - links to activities and resources on WWW: Human Body Teaching Theme - includes clipart, resource materials, downloads, webquests, worksheets, interactive sites etc. Human Body Unit - links to human body sites Brainpop - short animated movies on each of the body systems | ||||||||||||
| Have a look at this virtual tour of the heart from the Franklin Institute... http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html Also http://198.66.36.48/uci/ssi2001/blood-heart.html http://cwis.livjm.ac.uk/psd/DigitalResources/Heart.htm - lots of onlineresources http://www.lhs.liverpool.k12.ny.us/lhslib/projects/cardio/cvsdocumentupdate.html -online web challenge | ||||||||||||
| The Digestive System http://www.harcourtschool.com Shockwave drag and drop activity where children can place parts of the digestive system back in the body as well as find out more of the inside story. The link that shows what happens to different types of food is really great. Neuroscience for Kids http://faculty.washington.edu has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system. It contains information, lesson ideas and links to other resources. About the best thing nervous I have seen. Habits of the Heart http://www.smm.org/heart/ From the Science Museum of Minnesota, this site has lessons and videos of what goes on inside our hearts and lungs though some of the content may not be for the squeamish. Come to Your Senses http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org Here you can click on Mr. Potato Head's eyes, nose, hands, mouth or ears to learn more about each of the five senses. Lots of fun for kids. Body And Food http://kids.infoplease.com maintained by infoplease these are a collection of no frills pages that lead on from looking at the human body through to consideration of how best to keep it healthy especially concentrating on food. Good current info especially the Body Count information. BBC Kid's Health http://www.bbc.co.uk/health health both from the body's systems and how our feelings are formed. You cantake a tour of the body, look at some facts related to the body and find outhow to look after your body. Kid's Health http://kidshealth.org/kid/ Want to know why you have a belly button, find out about everyday illnesses and injuries and want to know how to stay healthy then this quite appealing site is worth a look. Neuroscience For Kids http://faculty.washington.edu with an enormous amount of information. Some of the experiments and gamesare really interesting though some of the information may be a little abovekids understanding. A Look Inside the Human Body http://users.tpg.com.au/users information about four major systems of the body this site also has a focus fact sheet that children can fill in as they move through the site. A really user friendly site that also is Aussie based. The Inner Body http://www.innerbody.com/htm the Inner Body has a number of excellent animations along with images and descriptions. All major body systems are looked at including reproduction. The Gross & Cool Body http://www.yucky.com/body/ Another facet of the Yucky World site, full of informative stuff, but presented in the way that young kids talk and in a format that should readily appeal to them. Check out belches and farts. The Amazing Human Body http://www.harcourtschool.com drop flash animation from Harcourt Brace publishers. Also has some explanatory material. ICT and Science http://forum.ngfl.gov.uk For some really interesting ideas on using ICT in a study on the body systems have a look at this pdf, (A hint to save time downloading and then saving pdf files it is often much quicker and less memory intensive to LEFT mouse click and select Save Target As on the pdf link such as this one). Primary Resources A flash animated website on the human bodybuilt by some young children in the UK http://www.primaryresources.co The Wikipedia Encyclopaedia- made by internet users like you and me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Some appropriate resources through this EdNA search http://www.edna.edu.au/edna
Human Body Systems
You've Got To Have a System! - Learn even more about the human body at this site! The body systems are like a complex organization.
Human Body Mania Online - Imagine that!! More information about each of the body systems!!
Brain Pop - This web site offers really cool short movies. Movie selections consist of many different topics. 3 Free movies a day! |
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