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The Human Body: Bones
Here is an interactive PowerPoint about the skeletal system. The first slide shows the entire skeleton and allows learners to try to name each major bone structure before clicking to show the answer. The following slides provide more...
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Bones: Reading and Quiz
Make no bones about it- this anatomy instructional activity is all about the human skeleton! Learners read a 2-page informational excerpt on bones and then use the information they learned to answer 9 recall questions, including 4...
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What's This?: Early Humans
Early humans crafted shelters out of whatever materials they could find. A one-question quiz asks learners to identify the type of bones used to construct the hut pictured in a display.
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Human Skeleton
Promote reading comprehension and practice naming parts of the human skeleton with this online interactive worksheet! Scholars read about the functions of the human skeletal system, then work online to label a diagram by filling in 18...
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How 'bout them bones!
After a lesson on the human skeleton, hand out a worksheet that requires learners to identify the pelvis, rib cage, skill, spine, and thigh bones. They draw a line from the name of the bone to its location on the skeleton. Tip: Instead...
University of Texas
The Origin of Bone Names
The rib bone's connected to the xiphiod! But, what two Greek words are related to xiphiod? And what do certain Latin terms mean? Build understanding of the bones in the human body as well as Latin and Greek vocabulary with a scavenger...
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Human Body Word Search
Although this very simple human body word search has little academic value, it may assist with spelling for some learners. There are only six terms: blood, bone, spine, lung, vein, and skull. This worksheet can easily be uploaded into a...
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From Human Skeletons to Owl Pellets to Paleontology
Learners explore about the function of the skeleton and comprehend the names of the bones of the human skeleton. They compare bones of the human skeleton to a dinosaur skeleton and graph to compare these bones. Students sort bones to...
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The Human Skeleton
In this skeletal system worksheet, students label a diagram with the names of 12 bones in the human body. Students label the human skeleton in this online interactive worksheet by dragging the names of the bones to their appropriate boxes.
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Bones, Bones, and More Bones
Students describe the functions of bones in the human body. They describe the make up of a bone. They engage in a series of wonderful hands-on activitiies that reinforce learning of bones and the skeletal system.
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The Human Body Lesson
Students identify features of the human body, explore needs of the human body by explaining the importance of good health in relationship to the body, and study functions and care of the human body and its organs.
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Bite on This!
Different types of teeth have different roles. Third graders study how molars, incisors, and canines function in a rabbit skull and a cat skull. After answering some questions about the teeth of herbivores and carnivores, kids...
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The Ultimate Guide: Human Body
Students study the body systems and their functions. In this human body instructional activity students research the Internet on body systems and write a description of them.
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Mr. Bones
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the bones of the human body and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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How Did Humans Evolve?
Students are introduced to four important fossil finds: the First Family, the Hadar Skull, Lucy, and the Laetoli Footprints. They explore how scientists interpret fossils to try to better comprehend how humans evolved. This activity...
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Moving and Growing: The Human Body
In this human body worksheet, students identify the body parts on the skeleton: shoulder blade, skull, arm, backbone, wrist, hand bone, knee cap, upper leg bones, lower leg bones, and foot.
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Learning the Bones and Muscles of the Head and Face
Students learn about the human body. For this science lesson plan, students discover the bones of the head and face as they explore their own cranium.
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Axial Skeleton and Fetal Skull
In this science worksheet, students identify bone groups from a given list. Students list each bone included in the axial skeleton. Students answer questions about specific bones, their location and importance.
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Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones
Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle. In this culture lesson students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.
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Skeletons
In this science worksheet, students investigate the human skeletal system. Students read factual paragraphs with details about the bones in the human body and in some other species as well. Students complete a crossword puzzle.
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Study Guide-Skeletal System
In this skeletal system worksheet, students answer 16 questions about the functions of the skeletal system, the groups of bones that make up the skeletal system, the parts of the bones, the joints, the components of the bones and the...
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Dinosaur Skeletons
Students investigate the anatomy of a dinosaur, describe its skeleton, and arrange pretend bones using toothpicks, popsicle sticks, tongue depressors, and a variety of wooden beads.
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Skeletal Flash Cards
In this skeletal system worksheet, students are given 19 diagrams of different bones or parts of the skeletal system. They label all the structures of each bone or set of bones such as the skull and use the flashcards to study the parts.
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Cotton Swab Skeletons
To truly teach through the arts means one must tackle both art and core content in one activity. This quick activity does just that. Learners make skeletons out of cotton swabs in order to study relief sculpture and the skeletal system....