Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3

This page contains the following:

Skeletal system | Digestive system| Muscular system

Skeletal system

Dem Bones, Dem Bones …

Dem Dry Bones is a well-known traditional spiritual song, often used to teach basic anatomy to children.

1. Listen to a version of it here.
2. This song uses the common name for the different bones – so what are the correct names for them? Complete the diagram (Word 35KB) with the correct name for each bone.
3. Need help? Try out this interactive .

Build a skeleton

To learn about bones and how they all fit together. When doctors study they use actual human body bones.

• Look at these actual photos of bones.
• Use this interactive to place the bones in the right places to build a skeleton.

Digestive system

Down the hatch

The digestive system is the story about what happens to the food you eat.

• Read about your digestive system.
• Watch the interactive to find out how your body processes different foods.

Lots of blue sausages

We have lots of different organs in our bodies.

1. Use this digestive system interactive to learn where the different body parts fit together.
2. Open this Word document (Word 213KB) and label the different parts of the digestive system.

How good is your diet?

• Play the Healthy food triangle game.
• Record what you eat on one day (Word 32KB).

Down the tube

How much do you know about digestion?

1. Try this food and digestion activity sheet (Word 35KB).
2. Print out your answers.

Digestive system

The digestive system breaks down food to create an energy source for the body.

• Take the quiz.

The garbage collectors

The kidneys help remove waste from your body.

• Read this information about kidneys.
• What have you learned? Match the term and the definition (Word 28KB).

Gross and yukky

Ever wanted answers to questions about the gross and yukky things about the body, but no one wanted to answer them?

• Check out the information you always wanted to know about pee.
• Check out the information you always wanted to know about poop.

Kohinu kia Tāhuna

He pai noa te kai kia tohatoha te kohinu kia ora, kia mahi, kia pūrei. Ka hōmai te mea whāinga kia hanga pūtau whero hou. Ko ngā momo kai katoa ka kaingia e mātou e marara haere ana i roto i tō tātou pūnaha nakunaku, ā, mā te pūnaha kawe toto e kawea ngā kai ki ngā tōpito katoa o tō tinana.

1. Tirohia ki tēnei whārangi ipurangi hei kimi i ngā meka e waru e pā ana ki tō mātou pūnaha nakunaku.
2. Me haere ki tēnei whārangi ipurangi, ā, me tuhituhi koe i ngā kōrero e pā ana i ōu repe ngakungaku kai, kouawai, puku, weu whēkau.

Muscular system

Moved by muscles

Did you know you have more than 600 muscles in your body? They help you do almost everything – from pumping blood throughout your body to lifting your heavy backpack.

• Read more about muscles here.
• Play this interactive game to explore the muscles of the human body.

< Previous Page | Next Page >