Skeleton Explorer

Skeleton Explorer shows a simplified human skeleton in 3D. Students hover over a part to highlight it and click to read its name, a short description and how many bones it represents, while a counter tracks how many parts they have explored. A Pull apart slider separates the groups, Fade bones makes the skeleton see-through, and Quiz mode asks them to find parts, with a Next question button. It teaches that an adult has 206 bones and what the skeleton does, and works well for a lesson on body systems or as a revision game.

• Hover over different parts of the skeleton and click the skull, ribcage and pelvis to read about each.
• Drag the Pull apart slider to separate the bone groups and see how they fit together.
• Switch on Fade bones to see overlapping parts more clearly.
• Turn on Quiz mode, answer a question by clicking the right part, then press Next question.
• Check Parts explored and try to visit every group of bones.

1. 1Name the main groups of bones in the human skeleton.
2. 2State that an adult skeleton has 206 bones.
3. 3Describe functions such as support, protection, movement and making blood cells.
4. 4Locate bones such as the femur, skull and ribs on a model.

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