On the Move
Weblinks
Session A
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/skeletons.html
A useful overview of the functions of the skeleton on this site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/moving_growing.shtml
Skeletons help us move, see how humans and animals move on this BBC Moving & Growing Science Clip
http://www.hants.gov.uk/museum/exhibitions/bones/index.html
Take a look at this site for a useful introduction to bones and skeletons.
http://www.bonesandharry.co.uk/main/main.html
Have a bit of fun with these interactive games.
Session B
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/
Take a look at this website – very interactive, you can even arrange bones in skeleton
Your more able children will love this site and the guided tour of the skeleton
http://www.senteacher.org/shot/bonenames.php
Some nice activities on this link to support the less able
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/brokenbones/l/blxray_aptibfib.htm
Ouch! Follow this link for images of broken bones
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/sheets/broken_bones_sheet.html
Want to know what to do if you break a bone? Find out here…
Session C
http://froggy.lbl.gov/cgi-bin/dissect
Don’t like the idea of having animal bones in the classroom? Then take a look at this virtual frog dissection
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/skeletons/index.htm
More animal skeletons and skulls on this one
http://www.animalskeletons.net/animal_skeletons.html
You can buy animal skeletons here, but also lots of good pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/shape.shtml
An excellent interactive resource from this trusted source
http://littlebitsmultimedia.com/littlebits/html/FunnyBones2.htm
This free download will help children see that there are similarities between human and animal skeletons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/
Take a look at some pre Historic animal skeletons
Take a look at these fantastic colour images of animal skeletons
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/skeletons.htm
A nice sheet comparing the skeletons of animals and humans
http://www.uhrad.com/kids/Animals1.htm
Take a look at these animal skeletons
http://www.uhrad.com/kids/insects.htm
Take a look at these x-rays of insects
Session D
http://insideout.rigb.org/insideout/anatomy/casing_the_joint/index.html
Take a closer look at joints on this site
http://www.sambal.co.uk/elbow.html
http://www.purchon.com/biology/flash/elbow.swf
Take a look at some animations of elbow joints
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/joints/gliding_joint.shtml
Follow this link to take a look at some models of joints, some interactive joints on this link suitable for more able children
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?skeleton
Another interactive site that will provide a real challenge for your most able
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html
Follow this link to discover how muscles and joints help us move
Session E
http://www.caerphilly.org.uk/projects/ict/GPP/Pupils/Science/muscles.htm
Take the muscle quiz at this site. How did you do?
Session F
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=164373
Background information for the teacher on how the body grows in proportion
http://www.halls.md/on/boys-height-w.htm
Height and weight charts for children on this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/gallery/vitruvian.shtml
Background information from the BBC about Vitruvius
http://www.counton.org/pi/gallery2/picture2.html
More background information
http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/body/proportions.html
http://drawinglab.evansville.edu/body.html
Proportions of body for drawing figures