Your Skeleton and You
Designer: Kathleen Barbour
The goals of this lesson are as follows:
- Describe the parts of the axial and appendicular skeleton and how bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints all work together to make your body move.
- Explain the parts of the skeletal system and their relationship to each other.
- Describe the effect of making a change in one part of a system on the system as a whole.
During this lesson, students will list the main skeletal bones found in the human body. Using a smart board they will list the bones in descending order, identifying the location of each and the particular function. Students will then use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the bones of the upper body with the bones in the lower body. Students will be directed to the web page “You and Your Skeleton” where they will complete several tasks from a list of provided. They will have the freedom to choose which tasks they would like to complete and then there are three tasks that every student must complete.
Target Population
- Seventh grade science students
Teaching Standards
The learning standards addressed during this lesson are located in 3.3.7 A. Identify change as a variable in describing natural and physical systems. Describe the use of models as an application of scientific or technological concepts.
- Identify and describe different types of models and their functions.
- Apply models to predict specific results and observations
3.3.7 B. Explain systems by outlining a system’s relevant parts and its purpose and/or designing a model that illustrates its function. Explain the parts of a simple system and their relationship to each other.
- Describe a system as a group of related parts that work together to achieve a desired result
- Explain the importance of order in a system
- Apply systems analysis to solve problems
Products
Multimedia Design Tools
- MS Word