Health Science

This lab is great to use when studying anatomy, especially the skeletal system. It requires very little equipment as well. The best measuring tool is a cloth measuring tape often found in the sewing section of stores. However, you can also use pieces of...

I don't know about your students, but mine THRIVE on competition. I created this game for my students to play because it accomplishes several goals: 1- to learn what the bones look like individually 2- to be able to identify the bone on a skeleton 3- to...

This activity is a great way for students to put their newly learned anatomical direction terminology to use! In this lesson, students will give a detailed description of an autopsy report and then work with a partner to evaluate their work. This has...

Great review game to help your students learn and remember the Abdominopelvic Regions of the body. It is great for a quick review of the newly learned terms. Students will partner up and then play a traditional tic-tac-toe game, but in order to "earn"...

Download this fun PowerPoint Game where students can learn fun facts about the muscles! Each slide will reveal 3 facts about a muscle- getting easier as the clues progress. 14 different muscles are included. Students will make guesses on what muscle...

Download this fun PowerPoint Game where students can learn fun facts about the bones! Each slide will reveal 3 facts about a bone- getting easier as the clues progress. 14 different bones are included. Students will make guesses on what bone they...

After I could not find a suitable worksheet for the synovial joints, I decided to illustrate one myself. The joints are shown in a non-anatomical way to give a better picture on how they work. Students are asked to match these types with actual examples...

Teaching the Skeletal System can be difficult when you can only show a picture of a multi-dimensional skeleton on a flat piece of paper. This project has been successful in my classroom because it has allowed my students to see each bone separately as...

Review the Anatomy of a Muscle with this fun and hands-on project. Students will work together as a class to make a muscle out of candy and tissue paper. I've done this activity for the last 7 years and it is one of my biggest hits, as well as the best...

This project was a labor of love for my students. I purchased an Anatomy Coloring Book in hopes that it would help my students learn the muscles in a more creative effective way than just looking at a picture. I was disappointed with what was available...