Human Body Background Information (All Grades)
This site can assist teachers who are preparing for a unit on the human body. Background information, suggested Internet sites, and activities are included.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/science/bodysurf.htm
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson065.shtml

Nervous System Activities (All Grades)
Students of all ages can learn all about the nervous system through these activities, lesson plans, and games.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/works.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmemory.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chreflex.html

Protect Your Brain! (All Grades)
In this experiment, students learn about the importance of protecting their brain and what may happen if it is not protected.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/injury.html

The Five Senses (Pre-K-1)
Students can learn all about the five senses in these hands-on experiments, which require simple materials.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceK1.htm
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci33.txt
http://www.coe.unt.edu/luttrell/0grade
/can_you_tell_what_something_is_w.htm

Q-Tip Skeleton (Pre-K-1)
This hands-on lesson explains the basic function of the skeleton to younger students. All it requires is Q-tips and paper.
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science
/Biological/BIO0072.html

The Function of Bones (Pre-K-1)
In this activity, students observe real bones in order to better understand the function and the importance of the human skeletal system.
http://www.nps.gov/badl/teacher/skeletons.htm

Be an Organ (2-3)
In this language arts lesson, students imagine they are an organ and must write about their function and importance.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Science23.htm

Body Parts (2-3)
This lesson plan, students learn about and replicate a different part of the body each day in order to make a life-size human body figure with all of the major body parts.
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science
/Biological/BIO0076.html

Eat Right! (2-3)
Teach students how to take care of their bodies by eating well. This art activity will teach them about the food pyramid and the different food groups.
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/cooking/eatrigh.html

Make a Neuron (4-5)
Directions for recreating body parts out of common materials can be found here. More advanced activities are also included.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html

The Skeletal System (4-5)
Older students will enjoy using the Internet to find out about the skeletal system in this lesson plan.
http://www.challenge.state.la.us/k12act/data/skeletal.html