Boston University
Boston University: The Paideia Project: Kant, the Body, and Knowledge
Discusses the significance of Kant's interest in cosmology and Newtonian mechanics. Relates Kant's beliefs about how mind and body interacted to his more influential epistemology. Article has a historical perspective and is quite readable.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Our Solar System
This interactive tutorial will take students on a tour of our solar system. Students begin near the Sun with the really hot planets of Mercury and Venus. They will learn about Mars, probably the first planet that humans will visit. Next...
Inner Body
Innerbody: Interactive Skeletal System (Posterior View)
This site has a skeleton with points to click on. Each click brings up information on that bone in a separate window. If the windows are resized next to each other, it's point, click, and read.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Skeletal System
This site has a skeleton with points to click on. Each click brings up information on that part in a separate window. If the windows are resized next to each other, it's point, click, and read.
Other
Get Body Smart: Functional Anatomy of Skeletal Muscles
Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human musculoskeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include muscles that act on the arm, shoulder, forearm, wrist, palm, digits, anterior thigh,...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Anatomia
Free interactive practice tests, in Spanish, aid in learning the Human Skeleton, Human Skull, Digestive System, Respiratory System, and Venous System. Tests are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers.
Quia
Quia: Digestive System: Matching Game
This site has an interactive game that allows students to match key parts of the digestive system with their definition.
Other
Get Body Smart: General Organization of the Nervous System
Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human nervous system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include Major Organs and Divisions, Sensory and Motor Divisions, Somatic Divison, Sample Somatic Divison...
Other
Dr. Saul: Biology in Motion
This interactive site provides animations and activities in several areas of physiology. The images are simple, but clear. The accompanying text provides a good description of the process being shown.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Immune System: Your Body's Private Defense System
This interactive will help students to identify the basic functions of the immune system. Recognize ways to distinguish between nonspecific and specific immune responses.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Skeletal System Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the human skeletal system, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
University of Washington
The Senses
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Digestive System
The digestive system is amazing: it takes the foods we eat and breaks them into smaller components that our body can use for energy, cell repair and growth. This lesson plan introduces students to the main parts of the digestive system...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Skeletal System Game
Test your knowledge of the human skeletal system with this interactive labeling exercise.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Excretory System
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the human excretory system, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
A&E Television
History.com: The Space Race: Interactive Universe
A virtual journey through space offers photos and facts about Earth and its neighboring planets, comets, other celestial bodies of the Solar System, and the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.
Quia
Quia: Body Parts Hangman
It's just like the traditional hangman except it's in Spanish. You select the letters along with accents if you think they're required and then try to guess the word. The vocabulary is aligned with Paso a Paso textbook Chapter 9.
The Franklin Institute
In Quiry Almanack: Touching
Let your students get a feel for their sense of touch by perusing this site. Site includes interactive activities to use in the classroom.
Other
Learning Together: Do You Know About Anatomy?
Students can test their knowledge of the human body with these interactive games. Identify the parts of the body by dragging the terms to the appropriate boxes. Quizzes check knowledge on the skeleton, skull, digestive system,...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Human Body
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is The Human Body.
PBS
Nova: Making Vaccines
Explore the production of six different types of vaccines. This activity is interactive, allowing you to take part in the production of the different vaccines.
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.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core life science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.