Ref 612.1 Sil      The Circulatory System, by Alvin Silverstein et al. &

VirtualBody’s site gives a narrated tour of the heart, showing where it’s located, what it does, how blood flows through it.

http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp 8

Ref 612.1 Sil      The Digestive System, by Alvin Silverstein et al. &

This University of Georgia site introduces the major body systems briefly, then explores the digestive system in detail.  Includes three games.

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~shayle/studio/6200/final/digestion.swf 8

Virtual Body’s animated site gives a narrated tour of the digestive system and includes a puzzle game to let you “organize” your guts.

http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp 8

A KidsHealth site about kidneys, describing their important role in cleaning the body and removing liquid waste. 

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/kidneys_noSW.html 8

Ref 612.1 Sil      The Muscular System, by Alvin Silverstein et al. &

This KidsHealth site describes the muscular system and explains the difference between "voluntary" and "involuntary" muscles.

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html 8

Ref 612.1 Sil      The Nervous System, by Alvin Silverstein et al. &

This National Institutes of Health site provides a power point description of how the ear hears sound.  Also includes descriptions of different features of sound and why some sounds are easy to hear and others not.

http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/hearing/activities/activities_toc.htm 8

VirtualBody’s animated site gives a narrated slide show of the brain and the neurons that make it work.

http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp 8

Ref 612.1 Sil      The Reproductive System, by Alvin Silverstein et al. &

This BBC site describes the reproductive system via animation, a powerpoint and a quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/reproduction1_3.shtml 8

This site from Mouse Works shows photos of human eggs developing and describes the stages through which an embryo goes from inception to birth.

http://www.visembryo.com/baby/index.html 8

Ref 612.1 Sil      The Respiratory System, by   Alvin Silverstein et al. &

This site from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows how air pollution gets into lungs and travels into the bloodstream.

http://www.ucsusa.org/animation/toxicair_lung.swf 8

   Ref 612.1 Sil     The Skeletal System, by Alvin Silverstein et al. &

   612.7 Par          Skeleton, by Steve Parker &

   Virtual Body’s animated site gives a narrated tour of the human skeleton describing its purpose and what makes bones strong.

   http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp 8

612 Bra      Grossology: the science of really gross things, by Sylvia Branzei &

A Discovery.com site with information about cruddy body stuff like ear wax, scabs, boogers and more.

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000008.html 8

REF 612 Wal      Encyclopedia of the Human Body &

REF 612 Wor      The World’s Best Anatomical Charts &

612 Bec              The Human Body, by Laurie Beckelman &

612 Far               1000 Facts on Human Body, by John Farndon &

612 Hum             Human Body &

612 Par               Human Body, by Steve Parker &

612 Par               100 thing you should know about the human body, by Steve Parker &

Multnomah County Public Library's homework help site:  http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biolohc.html 8

From ThinkQuest a general list of human body sites at various levels:  http://library.thinkquest.org/J001614F/ 8

Interactive.org provides a directory and links to websites.  Can be searched in 8 languages:  Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese & Spanish:

http://www.interactiva.org/Dir/I/English/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/Animals/Mammals/Humans/ 8