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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Find the Bones of the Human Skull

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you name the bones of the human skull? Test your knowledge by matching the correct label with the correct bone.
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Handout
Lingolex

Interesting Facts About Ants

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that an ant can lift 20 times their own body weight and that an ant's brain has 250,000 brain cells? You will find more interesting and out of the ordinary facts about ants in this enlightening site.
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Unit Plan
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human nervous system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hearing: How Do Our Ears Work?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students learn about the anatomy of the ear and how the ears work as a sound sensor. Ear anatomy parts and structures are explained in detail, as well as how sound is transmitted mechanically and then electrically through them to the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Elizabeth Caroline Crosby (1888 1983), Sitting in Lab With Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-known authority on the anatomy of the brain, Elizabeth Caroline Crosby (1888-1983) was first woman to receive a full professorship at the University of Michigan Medical School and was a recipient of the National Medal of Science...
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Skull

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides all kinds of information regarding the human skull.
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Graphic
University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas: Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains numerous slides about the Nervous System. It includes information about the Spinal Cord, Central Canal, White Matter, Gray Matter, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Cerebellum, Astrocytes, Nerves, Node of Ranvier, and Pacinian...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Neuron

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers an overall description of neurons. This site describes their physical appearance, the different parts of neurons, and what their functions are.

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