Science Links

(Body Systems)

Here are a few sites that have good information on the various "Body Systems" that the class is studying. Parents should be aware that some of these sites have links to more "Mature" educational material on Human Anatomy. It is suggested that you view these links with your child before allowing them to explore freely.

	How your Heart Works
	BrainPOP – Digestive System  Check out the other excellent learning games and activities at BrainPOP.
	The ThinkQuest Library Digestive System
	Human Body Adventure
	Human Anatomy Online
	The Circulatory System Online Learning
	BBC Science – Human Body This site is excellent! It has a "Virtual Body" where students can put the various organs in the right places.
	The ThinkQuest Library Respiratory System
	The ThinkQuest Library Circulatory System
	Thames Valley District School Board Digestive System Diagram.  An excellent diagram that highlights the organs as you move the mouse over it.
	KidsHealth Site (Digestive System)
	Gastro.Net  Another site with a nice diagram that gives the names of the organs as you move to mouse.
	Hillendale Health  This site has a simple matching game to review the parts of the digestive system.
	Amazing Facts (An Australian site with good general information about the Digestive System. The diagrams are very good. See below for more about this site.
	The Discovery Channel's site about Digestion.
	The Franklin Institute Online This site has good information about the circulatory, the respiratory, and the excretory systems and how they work together.
	The American Lung Association (The Respiratory System) WOW I didn't know how many different "Parts" there were to the Respiratory System. This site also has excellent information on Asthma and Smoking.
	Andrew McGann's "A Look inside the Human Body" An Australian site operated by an individual, it is geared to children, and has excellent information and diagrams. The "Amazing Cool Facts" section on each page is especially interesting.
	Life Science Connections "Human Body Adventure" A very cool site, but it is very graphic intensive (Requires Flash PLayer), so you will need a fast computer and a high speed internet connection. It is definitely worth a look.
	Quia Word Search on the Circulatory System
	The Lung Association (Canadian) Inside the Human Body - The Respiratory System.
	Access Excellence Resource Centre Living Skeleton. At this site you can click on a part of the skeleton to get an X-Ray of the bones in that part of the body.
	BBC Science. This site has pictures of sections of the skeleton that can be revolved and examined. It also contains interesting facts about the part being studied.
	The Shock Family Web Page I don't know who this "Family" is but they have a good page on the human Skeletal System. Again, if you click on a part of the skeleton, you get a detailed picture.

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