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Parents' Guide to

BioDigital

By Emily Pohlonski, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Explore the vast human body with outstanding anatomy tool.

Website https://www.biodigitalhuman.com
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What’s It About?

BioDigital Human is a website that offers a dramatic, virtual 3-D simulation of the human body. It can be used to explore human anatomy as well as teaching about various health conditions. It's a great tool for learners ranging from middle school kids fascinated with the human body to medical students (there's also a professional version for actual doctors to use).

You can zoom in and out and enter the various layers of each anatomical animation with a few clicks of a mouse. Descriptions are provided in combination with interactive visualizations of hundreds of health conditions. For example, click on the lung's right superior lobe and get a pop-up window filled with information, or listen to an audio segment about breathing.

Is It Any Good?

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This amazing body-visualization platform offers unprecedented access to the human body, for free. While middle school and high schoolers should be satisfied with the free version, anatomy buffs or future doctors may find the premium tools very helpful. The ability to annotate, personalize, and save items will move anatomy studies beyond simple memorization onto another level: a clearer understanding of the human body.

It's really a sight to behold, and kids can engage with and make sense of the body in their own way; with this site, their learning will last longer than it will with the traditional "memorize and dump" post-test. Kids also can bookmark, save, and share their personalized visualizations, letting them build understanding together. Interactive quizzes allow them to manipulate an image and look at it from all angles before attempting to identify a part.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about ways to manage our own health. How do the choices that you make everyday impact the way your body works?

  • Families also can talk about partnering with healthcare professionals. What questions can you ask your doctor during a checkup?

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