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University of Texas at Austin

E Fossils: Life Size Printout: Modern Adult Homo Sapiens [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A PDF file of a modern human adult male skeleton that can be printed and assembled into a life size one dimensional model.
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

E Fossils: Juvenile Modern Homo Sapiens [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
This life-sized printout will help students learn about the human skeleton and identify some of the important bones of the human body.
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Website
Other

U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Best Bones Forever!

For Students 4th - 8th
Lesson plans and activities to encourage girls to get physically active and to snack on foods that make healthy bones. Gives basic facts about bones and relates how eating foods with calcium and vitamin D gives a person strong bones....
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: The Living Skeleton: A Tour of Human Bones

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the human skeleton and see computer images of various bones of the body, including the normal bone and bones that have anomalies.
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Bones of the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your bones in your body? Test your knowledge by clicking on the correct dot corresponding to the correct bone of the body.
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Main Bones of the Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty six question quiz tests the users knowledge of the main bones of the body.
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Humerus Bones

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive tests your knowledge of the landmarks of the humerus bones.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones

For Students 6th - 8th
What's the big deal about broken bones? This website tells what happens when a bone breaks and explains how you should take care of yourself, even after the cast comes off.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Pectoral Girdle

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn here about the pectoral girdle, where the the bones that attach each upper limb to the axial skeleton form. This consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Osgood Schlatter Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're an active teenager and you frequently experience pain in joints such as your knees, you may have Osgood-Schlatter Disease. Find out more about the signs, symptoms, and treatment in this article. Links to similar sites are also...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Osteomyelitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that bacteria can infect bones? Osteomyelitis is when bacteria infects a bone through a wound or through the blood stream. Signs, symptoms, and treatments are included in this site. Links to related articles are also available.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Repetitive Stress Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
When a teenager overexerts him or herself, pain in the joints can often occur. The injuries usually take place at the ends of the bones where they grow. Check out this article to determine whether or not you're treating your bones...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Bones on the Go!

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the human skeleton and some of its stronger bones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: For Teens: Osgood Schlatter Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Osgood-Schlatter disease causes knee pain in athletes. Find out more in this article for teens.
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SEN Teacher

Sen Teacher: Skeleton Labels

For Students 3rd - 6th
This skeleton labeling worksheet can be customized for different levels of difficulty, and then printed.
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Other

University of Wyoming: Make Learning Real: Virtual Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of images of bones in the human skeleton, captured with QuickTime VR, can be rotated and viewed from different angles.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: The Skeleton and Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A instructional activity covering the skeleton and movement.
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Handout
Children's Museum

Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Bambiraptor

For Students 9th - 10th
What do the fossils of the "baby raptor" tell us about the Bambiraptor? Learn what paleontologists have learned about this dinosaur's size, diet, and skeletal system.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Everyday Mysteries: What Is the Strongest Muscle?

For Students 3rd - 8th
There are a variety of ways one can look at what might be the strongest muscle in the body. This site defines the various types of muscles and goes on to explain which would be considered the strongest.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Bones and Human Skeleton

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of bones and the human skeleton. How they keep us together and protect us from harm.
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eBook
McGraw Hill

Oregon State University: How Exercise Builds Bones

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, at this site from the Oregon State University's Organic Chemistry Online Learning Center, are some discussion topics on diseases and disorders, like osteoporosis that affect bones. Here, you can read the information on how to avoid...
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Lesson Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Parts of You

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Exploration of body parts is the format used to teach the economic concept of interdependence to primary young scholars.
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Other

Southern California Orthopedic Institute: Rotator Cuff

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about rotator cuff problems and impingement frequently asked questions.
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Other

Institute of Human Origins: Classifying Life

For Students 9th - 10th
In this exercise you will build two skeletons, one of an ape and one of a modern human being. The bones have been completely mixed up so its up to you to find the right fit. In this exercise you will learn about the unique...