Ode to the Brain! by Symphony of Science

 

Find the Body Systems

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/systems.html 

 

Cool Site...very interactive

http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

 

 

How the Body Works

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html

 

Human Body...read and click on the links.

http://www.uen.org/themepark/systems/human.shtml

 

Muscles of the Body

http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Science/BodyMuscles.htm

 

Bones of the Body

http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Science/BodyBones.htm

 

http://www.abcya.com/skeletal_system.htm

 

The Human Heart Diagram

http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Science/Heart.htm

 

Put the Skeleton Back together

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/skel/skel.html

 

Digestive System Games

http://www.quia.com/jg/1409.html

 

Put the Skeleton back together

http://sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/pages/bones.html

 

Brain Surgery

http://www.edheads.org/activities/brain_stimulation/

 

Cardiovascular System

http://www.innerbody.com/image/cardov.html

 

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/CardiovascularSystem/DiagramofHeart.htm

 

http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy/anatomy2.cfm

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplantwave.html

 

Interactive Heart Aniamtions

http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/top.html

 

Heart Transplant

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplantwave.html

 

Amazing Heart Facts

• Your heart is about the same size as your fist.
• An average adult body contains about five quarts of blood.
• All the blood vessels in the body joined end to end would stretch 62,000 miles or two and a half times around the earth.
• The heart circulates the body's blood supply about 1,000 times each day.
• The heart pumps the equivalent of 5,000 to 6,000 quarts of blood each day.

 

Outstanding Interactives

 

http://www.teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/studentresources/AnatomyofBreathing3.swf

 

http://www.smm.org/heart/lungs/top.html 

 

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html

 

http://www.lung.ca/children/grades7_12/respiratory/respiratory_system.html

 

http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/curriculum/pulmonary/pulmo-pdf/pulmo-01a-cards.pdf

 

http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/jan12/

 

 

Nervous System

 

 

Interactive Body

		Muscles Game Put the mystery muscles into the right places on the body. This challenge requires Flash 5 and takes 5-10 minutes.
		Skeleton Game Get the joints and unusual bones in the right places. This challenge requires Flash 5 and takes 5-10 minutes.
		Senses Challenge Put your senses to the test and try not to let your brain be fooled. This challenge has 20 questions, requires Flash 5 and takes 10 minutes.
		Nervous System Game Wire up the nervous system and senses. This challenge requires

 

Build a Digestive System

http://www.brainpop.com/games/buildabodydigestivesystem/ 

 

 

 

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Line Rider: A Ride Through the Digestive System

 

 

 

The World of Neuroscience

• Brain Basics
• Higher Functions
• Spinal Cord
• Peripheral Nervous System
• The Neuron
• Sensory Systems
• Methods and Techniques
• Drug Effects
• Neurological and Mental Disorders

 

Blood Quiz 

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/quizzes/body/index.htm 

 

CURRENT SUBJECT AREAS:

OVERVIEW OF HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS SKELETAL SYSTEM MUSCLE TISSUE PHYSIOLOGY MUSCULAR SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM CIRCULATORY (CARDIOVASCULAR) SYSTEM RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

 

 

Brain Disease 

 

ASSIGNMENTS

The Organ Trail