Do you know which foods have lots of calcium for your bones? How do your bones and muscles work together? What are you doing to keep your muscles strong? Students are exposed to 10 activities that will help them address the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Think producing millions of sperm each day is complicated?If producing millions of sperm each day, as in the male reproductive system, is complicated, that is...

Learn all about the ear and how it works in this illustrated article on the anatomy and function of the ear.

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.

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.

Muscles are made of fibers within fibers and the structure of muscles makes them strong. In this lesson students learn about muscle structure by comparing yarn and cooked meat.

Review the structure and function of the parts of the human skeletal system.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure of skeletal muscles and how they move bones.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart, students use visual cues and the eraser feature to identify the major bones of the appendicular skeleton. Students will use the visual cues to explain the functions of the skeletal...

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

[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...

Otosclerosis is a disorder with the bone of the middle ear. This resource thoroughly analyzes the problem of Otosclerosis and discusses current trends in research along with possible treatments for the hearing loss associated with it.

Students will learn about bone structure, bone development and growth, and bone functions. Later, students will apply this understanding to answer the Challenge Question presented in the "Fix the Hip" instructional activity and use the...

A nice site which provides descriptions of each of the bones that make up our skeletal system. Then there is a lab activity for students to complete in which they build a skeletal system and describe the structure/function of each bone...

Make learning about the human skeletal system fun with full-color diagrams. Read about the structure and function of the body's 206 bones.

Learn about the skeletal muscles of the human body.

[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....

A collection of illustrated fact sheets and activities on the parts of the human skeletal system and their functions.

In small groups, students will experiment and observe the similarities and differences between human-made objects and nature. The students will compare the function and structure of hollow bones with drinking straws, bird beaks, tool...

A nice site which provides descriptions of each of the bones that make up our skeletal system. Then there is a lab activity for students to complete in which they build a skeletal system and describe the structure/function of each bone...