Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University: Skeletal System
In this resource, you will access photographs of the human skeletal system. A quiz is associated with each image which has numbered labels on the skeletal parts. Create a numbered list and write down the name for each part, then check...
Other
Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Skeletal System
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...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: The Skeletal System
After studying this article, students will be able to identify the functions and structure of bones, types of bones, bone development, parts of bones, types of joints, and bone disorders.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Skeletal System
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Skeletal System Problems and Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore diseases that may attack the skeletal system. What else might impact the condition of the skeletal system?
Other
Bones and Skeletal System
This thorough site delves into the structure of the bone, the main bones in the human skeleton (definition and pictures), and a comparison of the male and female pelvis.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Skeletal System
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Human Skeletal System
[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....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Disorders of the Skeletal System and Bone Remodeling
Read a passage about disorders of the skeletal system and answer the follow-up questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Skeletal System Study Guide
Review the structure and function of the parts of the human skeletal system.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Divisions of the Skeletal System
The following site helps us understand the divisions of the skeletal system. The skeletal system consists of all of the bones, cartilages, and ligaments of the body that support and give shape to the body and body structures.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Skeletal System Functions
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.6 Skeletal System
Learn the function of the bones in the human skeletal system.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: Skeletal System
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompanying quiz, explains the major functions of the skeletal system: support, protection, and movement.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Interactive Skeletal System (Posterior View)
This site has a skeleton with points to click on. Each click brings up information on that bone in a separate window. If the windows are resized next to each other, it's point, click, and read.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Big Story on Bones
This detailed article on bones provides a diagram of the skeletal system, advice to keep bones healthy, and links to further related information. User has option to view Shockwave or non-Shockwave version of this website.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Skeletal System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the components and functions of the skeletal system; the structure of bone, and how bones grow and develop; and the different types of joints, and how they...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Learn the Skeletal System: Label the Bones
How well do you know the human skeletal system? Take advantage of this interactive program by matching bone names to the illustration or by assembling the skeleton.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Skeletal System
A collection of illustrated fact sheets and activities on the parts of the human skeletal system and their functions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Skeletal System
This lesson is designed to teach children about the skeletal system. Children will learn about the different bones that make up the body and be able to identify those bones. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to...
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Skeletal System
16 question game tests users knowledge of the bones in the skeletal system.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: The Skeletal System: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about the skeletal system. After submitting answers, students can review the material.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Skeletal Systems
Take this ten-question review quiz over the skeletal systems of animals. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Skeletal System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the skeletal system by discussing the structure and function of bones.