Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Science: Health and Medicine
We have some from here but I can't tell how many as they may have video embed codes. I did find some we don't have, as well as some we do have among the embedded videos. There is also a Youtube channel at...
Other
Anatomy Arcade: Poke a Muscle
Work your way through the muscles as you play this game. Click on the muscle that is named to earn points. You must get all correct in order to proceed to the next level, which ensures repeated practice if you make errors. There are ten...
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Super Skeletons
Learn more about the bones that make up your internal framework. This site provides learning opportunities through games, experiments, activities, and songs.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Microgravity
In this lesson young scholars will use water balloons to simulate the effects of gravity and microgravity on fluid distribution in the body.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Fertilization and Early Development
Understand the process of fertilization and the earliest human developments.
PBS
Pbs: Jonas Salk (1914 1995)
A Science Odyssey biography of Jonas Salk from PBS, noted medical scientist who discovered the vaccine for polio. Easy to read format with link to "Paralyzing Polio," a colorfully animated and interactive comic strip. Links also...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Introductory Biology
College-level introductory biology course focusing on the application of the fundamental principles of human biology. Course topics include genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, disease (infectious agents, inherited diseases and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Forced to Fracture
Young scholars 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...
Other
Noise Pollution Clearninghouse: Noise a Health Problem
Booklet by the Environmental Protection Agency. Covers physical effects on major body systems, as well as emotional impacts. Lengthy, but well indexed.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Amazing Heart Facts
This feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" highlights facts about the heart, including its size and placement, and will help you to understand the importance of this wondrous organ in our bodies.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Excretion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] You might have noticed that sometimes your urine is darker than usual. This can happens when your body is low on water and trying to reduce the amount of water lost...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Ask a Scientist
Ask questions about any topic in biology and receive an e-mail response within two weeks. There is an archive of "Top 10 Questions" and responses for each of the following topics: animals, human biology, general biology, evolution,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Think Fast: Do Video Game Players Have Faster Reaction Time
Are you an avid video game player? Do you think this helps you have fast reaction times? This Science Buddies science project lays out an experiment to help you test your hypothesis. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cystic Fibrosis
This article, written for younger readers, explains cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that's extremely thick and sticky.