See also the genetics resources on this site’s biology links page.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s searchable library of teacher resources
General videos
Biological Molecules: You Are What You Eat — Crash Course (2/13/12)
Vestigial Structures — SciShow (3/29/12)
Muscular-Skeletal System
Busy Bones – animations, worksheets, reading, simulations and more from ASU
Videos
The Skeletal System: It’s Alive! — Crash Course (8/20/12)
Why Do Joints Pop and Crack? — SciShow (6/24/14)
Cardiovascular System
Interactive Blood Typing Game from Nobelprize.org
Videos
What are Blood Types? — SciShow (5/27/14)
Blood, part 2 – There Will Be Blood: Crash Course A&P #30 – Crash Course (8/11/15)
Respiratory System
Videos
How We Breathe – TED Ed
How Do the Lungs Work? – TED Ed
Digestive System/Excretory System
Videos:
Is Urine Really Sterile? — SciShow
Nutrition
Sugar Stacks – a website about the sugar content of various foods
Videos:
5 Chemicals that are in Almost Everything We Eat – SciShow
What Happens to Your Body When You’re Dehydrated? – DNews (Discovery)
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain - TED-Ed
Nervous System
Neuroscience for Kids from the University of Washington
Videos:
How Do Nerves Work? – TED Ed
Why Your Brain is in Your Head — It’s Okay to be Smart
Sensation and Perception – Crash Course Psychology
The Teenage Brain Explained – SciShow
What Percentage of Your Brain Do You Use? – TED Ed
Your Brain’s Facial Recognition Technology — BrainCraft
Your Brain is Plastic – SciShow
What if We Could Look Inside Human Brains? – TED Ed
The Great Brain Debate – TED Ed
How Sugar Affects the Brain – TED-Ed
How Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive – TED Ed
How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain? — TED-Ed
This is How Your Brain Grows — Braincraft
The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain – TED-Ed
What Happens When You Faint? – SciShow
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain - TED-Ed
Sight
How We See Color – TED Ed (1/8/13)
Is Your Red the Same As My Red? – VSauce (3/17/13)
What is the Resolution of the Eye? – VSauce (3/10/14)
How Optical Illusions Trick Your Brain – TED Ed (8/12/14)
Smell
How Do We Smell? – TED Ed (12/19/13)
Taste
The Umami Information Center
Tour the Tongue with an interactive from PBS’s NOVA
Article: Mouth Watering Find -Discovery Supports Fifth Taste Bud from University of Miami
Article: The Tongue Map: Tasteless Myth Debunked (LiveScience August, 2006)
Article: Sour, Sweet, Salt, Bitter…and Umami? (NPR, 2007)
Article: Why Your Voice Sounds Different Inside Your Head – Gizmodo (8/27/14)
Videos:
Why People Taste Things Differently – Discovery News (7/23/13)
Hearing
The American Academy of Audiologists has worksheets for kids and young adults on their page.
Touch - see integumentary system
Immune System
Article: Should We Destroy Our Last Living Samples of the Virus That Causes Smallpox? from Smithsonian Magazine
Videos:
Why You Are Still Alive: The Immune System Explained — Kurzgesagt
The Cold and Flu Explained, an animated explanation from Explainia
Why Don’t We All Have Cancer? — VSauce
How Does Soap Work? — BrainStuff – How Stuff Works
Attack of the Superbugs — SciShow
Cell vs. Virus: A Battle for Health — TED-Ed
How Scientists are Hacking Bacteria to Fight Disease – DNews
Why Can Mosquitoes transmit Zika, but not the Flu? - SciShow
Integumentary System
Interactive site: Your Skin and You
Video
Why Do Bug Bites Itch – SciShow (3/4/14)
What Your Hair Says About Your Health – DNews (8/8/15)
Assorted Videos
Why Do We Cry? Three Types of Tears – TED-Ed (2/26/14)
What Happens to Your Body After You Die? – Scientific American (4/7/14)
How Long Can You Survive Being Decapitated? – DNews (8/17/15)
How Does Hair Dye Work? – Brain Stuff (How Stuff Works) (8/13/15)
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s searchable library of teacher resources
General videos
Biological Molecules: You Are What You Eat — Crash Course (2/13/12)
Vestigial Structures — SciShow (3/29/12)
Muscular-Skeletal System
Busy Bones – animations, worksheets, reading, simulations and more from ASU
Videos
The Skeletal System: It’s Alive! — Crash Course (8/20/12)
Why Do Joints Pop and Crack? — SciShow (6/24/14)
Cardiovascular System
Interactive Blood Typing Game from Nobelprize.org
Videos
What are Blood Types? — SciShow (5/27/14)
Blood, part 2 – There Will Be Blood: Crash Course A&P #30 – Crash Course (8/11/15)
Respiratory System
Videos
How We Breathe – TED Ed
How Do the Lungs Work? – TED Ed
Digestive System/Excretory System
Videos:
Is Urine Really Sterile? — SciShow
Nutrition
Sugar Stacks – a website about the sugar content of various foods
Videos:
5 Chemicals that are in Almost Everything We Eat – SciShow
What Happens to Your Body When You’re Dehydrated? – DNews (Discovery)
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain - TED-Ed
Nervous System
Neuroscience for Kids from the University of Washington
Videos:
How Do Nerves Work? – TED Ed
Why Your Brain is in Your Head — It’s Okay to be Smart
Sensation and Perception – Crash Course Psychology
The Teenage Brain Explained – SciShow
What Percentage of Your Brain Do You Use? – TED Ed
Your Brain’s Facial Recognition Technology — BrainCraft
Your Brain is Plastic – SciShow
What if We Could Look Inside Human Brains? – TED Ed
The Great Brain Debate – TED Ed
How Sugar Affects the Brain – TED-Ed
How Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive – TED Ed
How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain? — TED-Ed
This is How Your Brain Grows — Braincraft
The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain – TED-Ed
What Happens When You Faint? – SciShow
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain - TED-Ed
Sight
How We See Color – TED Ed (1/8/13)
Is Your Red the Same As My Red? – VSauce (3/17/13)
What is the Resolution of the Eye? – VSauce (3/10/14)
How Optical Illusions Trick Your Brain – TED Ed (8/12/14)
Smell
How Do We Smell? – TED Ed (12/19/13)
Taste
The Umami Information Center
Tour the Tongue with an interactive from PBS’s NOVA
Article: Mouth Watering Find -Discovery Supports Fifth Taste Bud from University of Miami
Article: The Tongue Map: Tasteless Myth Debunked (LiveScience August, 2006)
Article: Sour, Sweet, Salt, Bitter…and Umami? (NPR, 2007)
Article: Why Your Voice Sounds Different Inside Your Head – Gizmodo (8/27/14)
Videos:
Why People Taste Things Differently – Discovery News (7/23/13)
Hearing
The American Academy of Audiologists has worksheets for kids and young adults on their page.
Touch - see integumentary system
Immune System
Article: Should We Destroy Our Last Living Samples of the Virus That Causes Smallpox? from Smithsonian Magazine
Videos:
Why You Are Still Alive: The Immune System Explained — Kurzgesagt
The Cold and Flu Explained, an animated explanation from Explainia
Why Don’t We All Have Cancer? — VSauce
How Does Soap Work? — BrainStuff – How Stuff Works
Attack of the Superbugs — SciShow
Cell vs. Virus: A Battle for Health — TED-Ed
How Scientists are Hacking Bacteria to Fight Disease – DNews
Why Can Mosquitoes transmit Zika, but not the Flu? - SciShow
Integumentary System
Interactive site: Your Skin and You
Video
Why Do Bug Bites Itch – SciShow (3/4/14)
What Your Hair Says About Your Health – DNews (8/8/15)
Assorted Videos
Why Do We Cry? Three Types of Tears – TED-Ed (2/26/14)
What Happens to Your Body After You Die? – Scientific American (4/7/14)
How Long Can You Survive Being Decapitated? – DNews (8/17/15)
How Does Hair Dye Work? – Brain Stuff (How Stuff Works) (8/13/15)