Resources for Homeschoolers
Health, Anatomy, and Physiology Resources
Kidshealth is a kid-friendly site that provides general information about all facets of health and fitness for children.
Kidshealth for Teens spotlights the special health and fitness needs of teenagers; it is designed to be used by teens themselves.
This is a uniquely interactive site offering basic health information to children via animated movies; it includes experiments, activities, worksheets, and online quizzes as well.
Brief text and nice labeled diagrams provide basic anatomy information; easily understandable.
A detailed site that provides pick-points for navigating information in ten categories. The pick-point diagrams, illustrations, and animations at this site are clear and tasteful, and the accompanying text is extensive. A great site.
A huge site devoted to teaching kids about the brain, the nervous system, and the five senses. This site runs the gamut from information about the systems themselves to games, experiments, activities, coloring pages, postcards, songs, and a newsletter. Also includes links to other sites, books and articles, and teaching resources. This is a searchable site not to be missed.
The Heart: An Online Exploration
A very extensive site covering the development and structure of the heart, blood and blood vessels, body systems, how to have a healthy heart, how to monitor your heart's health, and the history of heart science. Includes resource materials, enrichment activities, and a glossary.
This shockwave activity is a fun drill for learning about the human skeleton.
Choose the shockwave or regular version; this site provides basic and advanced levels of information about vitamins and health.
