Curated OER
Just Passing Through
Students examine the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. They discuss how astronauts go the bathroom in space, examine labeled diagrams of the urinary system, and draw a large scale drawing of the excretory...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Kidney Stones
Thorough overview of kidney stones. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: End Stage Renal Disease
This is the thorough overview of end-stage renal disease that includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
University of Arizona
Kidneys and Metals Problem Set
Great learning exercises to check your understanding of the kidneys. Complete this problem set and if you miss an answer you are taken to a tutorial that is very useful. This is a good site to use for research as well as checking for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Excretion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Toxic waste must be disposed of properly or there can be serious consequences. It is the same with your body--your waste needs to be removed from you. And that is...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will explain how the urinary system filters blood and excretes wastes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Kidneys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why are your kidneys so important? Find out in this online tutorial. You will learn to describe the roles of the kidneys in homeostasis.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Big Story on Bones
This detailed article on bones provides a diagram of the skeletal system, advice to keep bones healthy, and links to further related information. User has option to view Shockwave or non-Shockwave version of this website.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Gross Anatomy of the Kidney
Students learn about the external structure of the kidney, including its location, support structures, and covering, as well as the major internal divisions and structures of the kidney.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kidneys and Urinary Tract
Watch this video to get an entertaining overview of the urinary system.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Kidney Filtering
In this activity, students filter different substances through a plastic window screen, different sized hardware cloth and poultry netting. Their model shows how the thickness of a filter in the kidney is imperative in deciding what will...
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Your Kidneys and How They Work
This resource provides a detailed description of both structure and function of the kidneys, the role they play in the urinary system, as well as provides information about kidney disease.
Other
Story md.com: Chronic Kidney Disease
If your kidneys are damaged and can't filter blood easily, then you may suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Read about the treatments available.
About Kids Health
About Kidshealth: Urology Learning Hub
Urology covers the entire urological and genital systems for children. These systems include the kidneys, bladder, and genitals. Learn about some of the conditions that are seen, the tests that are used to diagnose them and how they are...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Urinary System Regulation
By completing this module, students will discover how the liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra all work together to maintain homeostasis in the human excretory system.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Urinary System
Click on the different parts of the interactive model to learn about the urinary system. Scroll down the page to read about the urinary system's anatomy.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: The Kidneys
An online biology textbook on the structure and function of the kidneys. Full of labeled, color diagrams for better understanding.
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: The Mammalian Kidney
Use this tutorial to help supplement your learning about how the kidneys work.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Kidney Cross Section Game
Test your knowledge of the human kidney with this interactive labeling exercise.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Your Kidneys Work?
After drinking a few glasses of water on a hot day, you might be struck with a sudden urge. Behind that feeling are two bean-shaped organs that work as fine-tuned internal sensors. This video describes how the incredible kidneys balance...
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer Institute: Kidney Cancer Treatment and Research
This site from the National Cancer Institute provides a range of information about various types of kidney cancer and treatments.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Kidneys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the roles of the kidneys in homeostasis.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Urinary System
If you've ever wondered where urine comes from, this movie and activity guide has the answer! [5:14]
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kidneys and Urinary Tract
The urinary system and how it functions are explained. An interactive diagram shows the different parts, and summarizes what each does. Disorders of the kidneys and the urinary tract are also described.