The Skeletal System is made up of the 206 bones that hold the body up. It is amazing that the body can direct muscles to move all those parts around. It is one thing to raise an arm up and down...but then think about what a soccer player does or a ballet dancer or someone climbing a cell tower to repair damage from a storm. Really, the human body is so amazing. The books and websites listed below will help you learn a lot more about the skeletal system.
Websites, Activities & Printables:
- DK Find Out! Skeleton and Bones
- KidsHealth: Your Bones
- Biology4Kids: Skeletons Inside and Out
- BBC: Human Anatomy Skeleton
- National Health Museum: The Living Skeleton
- Wonderopolis: Why Do Our Joints Pop?
- Wonderopolis: How Does An X-Ray Work?
- Printable: Human Skeleton Diagram
- Printable: Color and Label Human Skeleton
- Online Game: Learn the Skeletal System
Science in Context: Skeletal System is a database you can use in any IndyPL Library Branch or at home. Login using your IndyPL library card number. Science in Context will show you biographies, magazines, videos and more about the Skeletal System.
Books:
Use your indyPL Library Card to check out books at any of our locations, or check out e-books and e-audiobooks from home right to your device. Need help? Call or ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or text a librarian at 317 333-6877.
Human Body Facts and Functions Revealed in Diagrams, Infographics, and Photographs
15 books for kids that explore the digestive, circulatory, nervous, excretory, muscular, and respiratory systems. Learn the names of each body part and all the details about how they function together to keep us breathing, dancing, jumping and running. #indyplkids IndyPL_CarrieW
Your Amazing Digestion From Mouth Through Intestine
With facts, rhyme, and illustrations get answers to your most burning questions about the human body..
The Human Body
Get Under the Skin With Science Activities for Kids
Learn about the different bodily systems that keep people breathing, moving, thinking, and staying healthy.
Illumanatomy
Rather than using clear plastic pages to reveal different layers of the body, this one uses color lenses to reveal them. Red reveals the skeleton, green reveals muscles, and blue reveals organs.