Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: The Skeletal System
After studying this article, students will be able to identify the functions and structure of bones, types of bones, bone development, parts of bones, types of joints, and bone disorders.
Eastern Kentucky University
Eku: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Skeletal System
Lecture notes and diagrams about the skeletal system. Also includes a link to more lecture notes.
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Danil Hammoudi, Md: Anatomy and Physiology Course
This page has complete course material for a beginning human anatomy course and everything can be downloaded. There are readings and presentations on all the major systems and organs of the human body, with lots of detailed, labeled...
Language Guide
Language Guide: El Cuerpo Ii
A very extensive guide of the internal parts of the body. Here you can practice the correct Spanish (of Spain) pronunciation of the internal parts of the body as you listen to each audio file.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Skeletal System Support
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, and video clips, students complete this learning module on the human skeletal system.
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Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: System Quizzes
A collection of interactive, self-checking quizzes on human body systems. Covers muscular, skeletal, circulatory, nervous, and respiratory systems.
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Mananatomy.com: Classification of Bones
Four different types of human bone classifications are discussed through text and pictures. Shape, development, region, and structure classifications are further divided into the variety of bones each entails.
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Kidwings: Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
A complete lesson on owl pellets. Students can read information, watch a tutorial, and use their computer mouse to complete a dissection simulation right there on the screen.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Significant Women in Flight of the 20th Century Photos
A number of women played significant roles in the history of aviation and flight during the 20th century. Meet them in this photo gallery and learn about their achievements.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Skeletal System Joints
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the different skeletal joints in the body and understand their function.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan, Critter Catalog: Birds
A very comprehensive website that defines birds in general and then examines the various species of birds found in southeast Michigan. Look up a specific bird and find a description, pictures, sound clips, and classification information.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Tree Rings and Climate Timeline Simulation
In this online interactive activity, you will align tree ring cores to build a long chronology of climate history.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: My Body My Senses
This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Acrocanthosaurus
The Acrocanthosaurus lived 50 million years before Tyrannosaurus Rex did and was almost as immense. The discovery and excavation of an Acrocanthosaurus skeleton is detailed accompanied by a slide show of scientists preparing the skeleton...
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Cytoskeleton Tutorial
In this interactive tutorial you will discover that the cytoskeleton is both a muscle and a skeleton, and is responsible for cell movement, cytokinesis, and the organization of the organelles within the cell.
Talk Origins Archive
Talkorigins: Biography: Donald Johanson
A biography of Donald Johanson, an anthropologist who has discovered many homo erectus skeletons.
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Ancient Egypt: The Mythology: Mummification: How Did the Egyptians Perfect
This article suggests that the ancient Egyptians may have practiced their mummification techniques on skeletons for centuries before using them on flesh.
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Struthiomimus
The Struthiomimus was a fast moving North American dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period. It belonged to the Ornithomimosaur group of dinosaurs. A good description of the Struthiomimus is found on this page, as well as a slideshow...
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Pan Terra Inc.: The Seizure of Sue the T. Rex
Sue T. Rex is the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date. It was discovered and excavated by the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in South Dakota. The U.S. Government seized Sue from the Institute in 1992...
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Greatest Places: Namib
Explore the Namib Desert and learn about its location, the Skeleton Coast, mirages, and general information about this home to the highest sand dunes in the world.
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Brooklyn Expedition: Structures
If you've ever wondered how animals use their homes or what we are made of, this is the place to look. This site from the Brooklyn Children's Museum explores the shared characteristics among animal skeletons and homes, architecture, art...
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Washington State Univ.: Questions About Human Evolution
How far back in time can we date bones or skeletons? How did certain species of man just die off? What was the manner of their communication? These questions and more are answered in this informative essay.
Science Daily
Science Daily: Earliest Baby Girl Ever Discovered
Article provides a good overview of the exciting find of a three-year-old girl skeleton dating from 3.3 million years ago as well as the significant scientific contributions of this find.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Hypacrosaur Family
What is a Hypacrosaurus and how did they eat, live, and protect themselves against predators? Paleontologists have learned answers to these questions and others by looking Hypacrosaurus fossils. Read facts about this herbivorous...
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