BODY SYSTEMS PATHFINDER
Electronic Resources – Databases & Websites
1. http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/ See Mr. Barnett for the username and password. Note: This database was set to expire on April 11, 2007, but was still accessible as of April 23, 2007.
2. http://www.brainpop.com username: terronez password: brainpop
3. STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JUNIOR — http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581 See Mr. Barnett for login information.
WEBSITES
1. http://kidshealth.org/ After clicking on the kid or teen pages, enter your body system in the search box and click search for a list of links.
2. http://www.kidsclick.org/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
4. http://www.webmd.com/ This site contains information on most diseases.
Students there are also many other national and official websites you may find helpful.
For example, lungcancer.org and cancer.gov both provide information on cancer, its symptoms, and its treatment. The University of Virginia also has an asthma tutorial found at http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/patients/Tutorials/asthma/.
Remember, when doing using a search engine like Google.com, only select those resources from official and credible websites.
Books
The World Book Encyclopedia (22 vols.) REF 030 WOR
Encyclopedia of Health (2 sets – 16 vols. & 14 vols.) REF 610.3 ENC
The Respiratory System – 612.2 GOL
The Digestive and Excretory Systems – 612.3 GOL
The Endocrine And Reproductive Systems – 612.4
The Musculoskeletal System and the Skin – 612.7 GOL
The Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems – 612.1 GOL
There are other books that contain information on your body organ system. They are found in the same Dewey number range (610-612).
IMPORTANT NUMBERS FOR YOU TO KNOW – 600s
600s – Applied Science
The Dewey Decimal range you should know is 610 to 612. There are a few other books that do have some information in them that are outside of that range. For example, For All to See: a Teen’s Guide to Healthy Skin, found at the Dewey call number of 646.726 SIM, has information on skin.
Click here for a printable PDF file of this pathfinder . Body_Systems-Pathfinder-c
