Sophia Learning
Sophia: Organ Systems: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce the 11 organ systems of the body, giving a brief overview of their function. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Organ Systems."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Gastrointestinal Tract
Wikipedia provides excellent resources and information on the gastrointestinal or digestive tract, including images and hyperlinked terms.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How the Body Works Movies and Activities
Short, colorful movies explain each of the body's systems: skeletal, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, skin, immune, muscular, and nervous. Once you've seen the movie, click on the Activity Page link for...
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Angry Aliens: Physiology
Game looking at the major systems of the human body. Covers the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Lactose Intolerance
Have you ever eaten ice cream then started feeling really yucky? Kids with lactose intolerance have trouble digesting a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy foods. Learn what this condition is and how you can learn to live with it.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mitochondria "The Powerhouse of the Cell"
In this lesson and lab activity, learners learn about digestion and fermentation, and watch a demonstration of cellular respiration in yeast. Includes numerous real-world connections, e.g., how fermentation is used by humans.
Read Works
Read Works: Where Does Food Go?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the process of food digestion. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Animal Organization Digestion
The major nutrients required for a healthy diet are carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. The digestive system breaks down large molecules of food, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream. After reading, try the quiz.
Earth Life
Earth Life: Mammals: Diet and Digestion
This site discusses the diet and digestion in all sorts of mammals, including herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. Read about different kinds of animals and their different dietary preferences.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Introduction to Teeth
The Animal Diversity Web offers a very good description of teeth in the digestive process of mammals. Covers the variety of teeth and links to discussions on a variety of teeth issues.
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.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Animal Organization Digestion Aqa
This lesson focuses on the structures of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids including defining terms, a brief discussion of what they do, and diagrams of each. It also provides a link to a test.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: I Love Ice Cream, but It Doesn't Love Me: Lactose Intolerance
Pizza, milk shakes, and ice cream sundaes all contain dairy products, therefore they cannot be eaten by the majority of people around the world. Dairy products contain the sugar molecule lactose, and the majority of people on the planet...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Medical Mystery
This is a free middle school science program that supports teachers in the effective instruction of an NGSS-aligned, EQuIP-reviewed body systems curriculum unit. Groups of students will solve a mystery ailment affecting a 13-year-old. A...
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Appendix Animation
With a focus on the appendix, this site explores, in a storybook format, the digestive system. The story involves a young boy with stomach pain which turns out to be appendicitis.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Are Your Bowels Moving?
A detailed, kid-friendly explanation of what happens when you move your bowels.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Energy in Living Systems: Energy Metabolism I
Detailed explanation of how food is broken down and metabolized in our bodies to be used for energy.
Other
Cystic fibrosis.com: Reference Site
Cystic fibrosis is defined and a summary of its symptoms is provided. Includes an explanation of sweat tests, blood tests, and CF's effects on the digestive, respiratory, skeletal, and reproductive systems.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Net Logo: Villi Absorption
This simulation explores the relationship between the amount of surface area in the small intestine and the rate at which it absorbs food particles into the circulatory system.
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.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biology: Human Body Worksheets and Quizzes
Test your understanding of the human body and all of its complexities with these interactive worksheets, games and quizzes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Large Intestine
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the functions of the large intestine.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's a Fart?
A KidsHealth explanation of what flatus is and some ways in which it is caused.
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