Health Websites

There are many great websites online related to our Health curriculum. I have listed some of them below. We will be studying the body systems in class this week, you can use these websites to read and review or to help you complete any activities.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ Excellent site, pick a part of the body and find out how it works. There are a few activities for each section.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/#cat20449 Puberty and growing up
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html#cat20580 Videos on how the body works (body systems)

The Skeletal System

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/bones.html#cat20580 Your bones

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_skeletal.html
http://www.healthyteeth.org/ information about our teeth

The Muscular System

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_muscular.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html#cat20580

The Circulatory System

http://www.globalclassroom.org/hemo.html

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_circulatory.html information and a quiz

 The Digestive System
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_digestive.html
www.KidsHealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html information and a quiz

The Endocrine System

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/endocrine.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/endocrine.html#cat20580

The Nervous System
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_nervous.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/brain.html#cat20580 Your brain & nervous system

These sites are excellent for your use at home! They have diagrams, information, quizzes, etc. Remember there is a video on each system at the top of the page.