Human+Body+Pathfinder+for+4th+Grade

=**The Human Body – an Online Research Guide for 4th Graders**=

[|Human Body Adventure] Take a cool tour of the human body layer by layer. Don’t want to take the full tour? Skip the intro and click the **Lost?** Button to go straight to the body system or part you are studying. http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_intro.html

[|MEDtropolis Virtual Body] This site gives you details about the brain, the heart, the digestive system, and the skeletal system. Like to learn through listening? There are “narrated tours” on the site that show and explain the functions of these systems. http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

[|KidsHealth My Body] This site has short articles on just about every body part you can think of. The articles will give you lots of good information and are easy to understand. http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.html

[|Tour of the Human Body] Take a tour of the body along with a friendly lizard guide! This site features easy to understand diagrams and is very easy to use. http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/tour.htm

[|Your Gross and Cool Body] This site covers gross stuff like scabs and stinky armpits, but it also covers the body systems that produce the yucky stuff, so it is a great place to find facts about your body. http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/index.html

[|The Amazing Human Body] This site covers the brain, digestion, the skeleton, teeth, and the senses. You can find basic facts and play interactive games to understand how each of these systems fit together. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/bodyintro_34/index.html

[|Inside the Human Body - The Respiratory System] The cool thing about this site on the respiratory system is how it not only explains how our breathing system works, but how it compares to other creatures! http://www.lung.ca/children/grades4_6/index.html

[|Electric Heart] This site from the PBS program NOVA has some interesting facts about the heart, an animated map of the heart, and if you’re feeling brave, you can try the virtual heart transplant! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/

[|BrainWorks Online Movie] You should ask an adult to help you watch this 30 minute online tv show all about the brain. http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.aspx?rID=4909

[|Classroom Clipart: Human Body Images] Need images to use in your report or presentation? Lots of body part clipart is right here! http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Science/Anatomy

The following Websites were used to help compile this pathfinder: "Human Body - Pathfinder." __Kids Space - Toronto Public Library__. 2007. Toronto Public Library. 8 Feb. 2008 <[|http://kidsspace.torontopubliclibrary.ca/genCategory15844.html>.]

"IMCPL Kids' Info Guide: Health." __Indianapolis Marion Country Public Library__. 2006. Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. 8 Feb. 2008 <[|http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/health/index.html>.]

"IPL Kidspace: the Body." __Internet Public Library__. 2007. University of Michigan. 8 Feb. 2008 <[|http://ipl.org/kidspace/browse/hea1000>.]

Helen Bibler / LIS 724 01