Curated OER
Kids Health: Strains and Sprains Are a Pain
In addition to describing how one might get a strain or sprain, this article offers well-organized, clear advice for those caring for their sprained or strained muscles. Links to related information included.
Curated OER
Kids Health: My Body
For elementary school children, this page presents information about lungs, muscles, digestive system, teeth, skin, tongue, hair, heart, and more.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Have you ever heard of carpal tunnel syndrome? It is a condition that affects your wrist and fingers. Numbness and pain in these areas are results of carpal tunnel syndrome. Read more to learn about the causes of this syndrome, and how...
Curated OER
Kids Health: What a Pain! Kids and Growing Pains
Growing up is something that most kids can't wait to do. As you grow up, you might experience growing pains. Use this site to learn more about the reasons for growing pains and what to do about them.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Going to a Physical Therapist
There are different reasons for going to a physical therapist. Kids go there, as do older people. Sometimes kids go to help them get well after a minor injury, like a broken arm or leg. Some kids go because they have a physical...
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: Looking Good, Feeling Good
A great resource from the Office of Science Education which provides a curriculum for teaching about the musculoskeletal system, the skin system and how they interact. This curriculum emphasizes choices teens can make to ensure good...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Body Basics: Bone
Illustration detail, with a cross section, of the inside of a bone.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Our Amazing Skeleton
This instructional activity covers the topic of human bones and joints. Students learn about the skeleton, the number of and types of bones in the body, and how outer space affects astronauts' bones. Students also learn how to take care...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Historical Anatomies of the Web: Albinus, Bernhard
Images from the 18th century anatomy text, "Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani" by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. There are drawings of individual bones, skeletons and musculature. The text on the images is in Latin. Title and...
BBC
Bbc: First Aid Procedures
Find out how to treat many kinds of medical emergencies, such as bleeding and bruising, burns and scalds, poisoning and allergic reactions, scene of emergency, respiratory problems, and bone, joint and muscle problems.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Why Is Physical Activity Important?
This site includes a simple list of reasons why getting exercise is important for your physical and emotional well-being. Also, learn definitions and examples of aerobic activities, resistance activities, and stretching activities.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physical Therapist
What does a physical therapist do? What are the working conditions, training, employment outlook, and earnings? Find out if this jobs for you.