Worksheet
Curated OER

Tissue Types

For Students 4th - 8th
In this human tissue worksheet, students read about the 4 different tissue types in the body. Students read 4 pages about the types.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
With childhood obesity becoming an epidemic, it's more important than ever for elementary students to learn healthy habits early on.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Keeping Bones and Joints Healthy

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] You can help keep your bones and skeletal system healthy by eating well and getting enough exercise. Weight-bearing exercises help keep bones strong. Learn more...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.7 Bone Health

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about human bones and how to keep them healthy.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Skeletal System Joints

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] As you age, you might start noticing pain in your knees or elbows. These are examples of joints. Joints are the part of the skeletal system that connect your bones....
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Skeletal System

For Students 4th - 5th
[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...
Lesson Plan
National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: Looking Good, Feeling Good

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A great resource from the Office of Science Education which provides a curriculum for teaching about the musculoskeletal system, the skin system and how they interact. This curriculum emphasizes choices teens can make to ensure good...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Joints: Naming and Identifying Joints in the Human Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this investigation, students will study joints by comparing mechanical devices to living joint movement to understand how different kinds of joints work. Students will also determine where these joints are located in the body....