Images from the 18th century anatomy text, "Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani" by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. There are drawings of individual bones, skeletons and musculature. The text on the images is in Latin. Title and...

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

A shoulder blade was recently discovered that belonged to a 3-year-old humanlike female who lived more than 3 million years ago. Scientists are studying the fossil to learn whether the creature climbed trees.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart simply explores the names of the bones in the human body.

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

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 story that defines community as a connection between the past and the present. This resource links to Henry Dumas's short story, "Ark of Bones" and reviews its social commentary as it applies to African American community.

In the following lesson students are required to construct a model arm and learn how muscles and bones work together to achieve efficient 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.

A 3D anatomical product that allows students to explore the muscles, bones, organs, skin, and blood vessels that compose the human body.

Students learn how forces affect the human skeletal system through fractures, and why certain bones are more likely to break than others depending on their design and use in the body. They learn how engineers and doctors collaborate to...

Hundreds of anatomy diagrams for classroom or medical use. Each image represented is a simple black-and-white professional drawing of a specific part of the human body.

Compare and contrast the shape and size of a Homo floresiensis brain with the brain of a chimp and a modern human.

This resource provides this illustrated article about human teeth.

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...

Printable collection of drawings of bones in the human body, suitable for testing knowledge of particular structures.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 2nd grade unit on how the human body changes, as well as lessons on the heart and lungs, bones and muscles, and the digestive system. This unit includes web links to some fun informational...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes the human skeleton and its bones.

Learn the names of major bones of the human body.

Test your knowledge of major bones of the human body.

Learn the function of the bones in the human skeletal system.

This site has a skeleton with points to click on. Each click brings up information on that part in a separate window. If the windows are resized next to each other, it's point, click, and read.

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...