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Avatar Consultants, Inc: The Physiology of Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the stuctures of the ear, and gives the functions of each structure. An explanation of the organ of corti. Provides a chart along with links to more pages of additional information.
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BBC

Bbc: Applied Anatomy and Physiology: Muscles and Movement

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn what muscles are, how they are classified, and how they are attached to the body's skeletal system. This site contains several definitions, illustrations showing the parts of muscles, and a quiz to test your knowledge of muscles...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey: Meal of Endurance

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Analyze caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure, understand the nutritional value of the explorer's meals, describe the trend in diet changes the explorers experienced and explain the physiological consequences these changes caused.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Oxygen Delivery System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Franklin Institute explains the primary function of the respiratory system - to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body (breathing).
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Pain Relievers Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describes the physiology of pain and how pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen work. [4:14] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Did Dogs Teach Humans About Diabetes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Diabetes has a history dating back to Ancient Greece. Our treatment of it, however, is more recent and was originally made possible with the help of man's best friend. Due to physiological traits shared with humans, dogs have saved...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is Yawning Contagious?

For Students 9th - 10th
*Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both the physiological and psychological. It's been observed in children...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Just Keep Cool How Evaporation Affects Heating and Cooling

For Students 9th - 10th
When we get hot, we sweat. The physiological role of sweat is to cool us down. When the water evaporates, it removes energy from our bodies. This sort of evaporative cooling can also be used to cool homes, using what are referred to as...
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Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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University of Western Australia: Integumentary System

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource for advanced anatomy and physiology classes. It contains information on the integumentary system, the epidermis, the dermis, hair, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands. Microscopic images are included.
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Color Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn to understand color from a variety of perspectives: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Bony Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information regarding bony fishes. Content includes a focus on their habitat, distribution, physical characteristics, senses, behavior, diet and eating habits, reproduction, anatomy and physiology, and...
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National Aquarium in Baltimore: Squid Lab [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This handbook is intended to be used before and after an aquarium visit but can be used on its own. It has information about cephalopods, with a focus on the squid. Students learn about squid anatomy and physiology, survival adaptations,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Next Generation Surgical Tools in the Body

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this unit, students act as engineers who are given the challenge to design laparoscopic surgical tools. After learning about human anatomy and physiology of the abdominopelvic cavity, especially as it applies to laparoscopic...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Skeletal System

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Abdominal Cavity and Laparoscopic Surgery

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For learners interested in studying biomechanical engineering, especially in the field of surgery, this instructional activity serves as an anatomy and physiology primer of the abdominopelvic cavity. Students are introduced to the...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Physical Activity and Health

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-chapter report by the Surgeon General in 1999, "Physical Activity and Health" provides research on the health benefits linked to physical activity. Though this article is very long, key ideas and facts can be easily obtained...
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Bear Essentials of Hibernation

For Students 9th - 10th
The hibernation of bears is described in detail. Information about the actions of bears leading up to hibernation, the physiological changes that bears experience during hibernation and the 'waking up' process are given. General black...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Immune System: Defending Our Bodies

For Students 9th - 10th
Great game through which students learn about the immune system. Students read about cells that specialize in "finding and 'eating' bacteria, viruses, and dead or injured cells" and about the Nobel Prize in Physiology.
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Texas A&M University

Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Sharks and Rays

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information about sharks and their relatives. Content includes a focus on a shark's habitat, distribution, physical characteristics, senses, behavior, diet, reproduction, anatomy and physiology,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Behavior: Motivation and Attitudes: Motivation Article

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the basic theories of motivation.
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Other

Plant Physiology: Mineral Requirements

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the mineral requirments needed for plants to grow successfully. The website focuses on the soil and the types of soil that creates a loam for individual plant types.
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Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Professair's Mad Lab)

For Students 1st - 9th
Have fun learning about the human body's respiratory system while playing games in Professair's Mad Lab! These interactive games have colorful graphics and are broken into three grade groupings: grades one to three, four to six, and...

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