Mankind & Human Anatomy

MEDtropolis Virtual Body - Animated images of body systems and organ functioning. There aren't a LOT of organ system choices, but the ones that are available are excellent. You can explore the brain, skeleton, digestive system, and heart functioning. The animated images are worth looking at because they aid understanding and will be of benefit to virtually every learner.

Intellimed's Innerbody Human Anatomy - I love the animated graphics which show bodily functioning, the 3-D images, and interactive body diagrams.. I hate the flashy banners! While I have not included any other sites with these advertising banners, the content on this site is valuable and unique. If you can overlook the advertisements, your child really enjoy exploring the human body interactively.

BBC's Interactive Human Body - Interactive games with organ systems. Students can assemble bones and muslces, study the senses, nervous system, and puberty. The computer generated images areof high quality, thus you may want to screen the puberty images for acceptable use with your children prior to turning them loose on the site. ;-) Otherwise, the site content is excellent for "hands-on" exploration.

University of Iowa's Healthcare Virtual Children's Hospital - A child's questions about their bodies, medical conditions, and illnesses are explained and presented with drawings which help convey concepts. Younger children will need to have the texts read to them, and you'll want to guide your elementary child, but middle school or high school students will enjoy exploring as well as researching specific questions.

Neuroscience for Kids - This site is maintained by a Ph.D. at the University of Washington. It has information about the human nervous system and includes resources for students as well as teachers. Graphics aid in conceptual understanding, and content reading is the bulk of the site. The reading level is variable, but most suited to middle and high school level students.

MORE HUMAN ANATOMY RESOURCES:

http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp - LOVE This one for Visual Learners! This one comes in English or Spanish, and has narrated portions for those with reading difficulties - Animations of the human body recommended for middle school or higher.

Here's another great one for visual learners - http://www.getbodysmart.com/ - Offered by McGraw-Hill, this site includes visuals and explanations that are straightforward. It is a fun & interesting site to explore.