Competency Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the form and function of the skeletal and muscle systems of the human body. |
Objectives
4.01 Identify the skeleton as a system of the human body.
4.02 Describe several functions of bones:
- Support.
- Protection.
- Locomotion.
4.03 Describe the functions of different types of joints:
- Hinge.
- Ball and socket.
- Gliding.
4.04 Describe how different kinds of joints allow movement and compare this to the movement of mechanical devices.
4.05 Observe and describe how muscles cause the body to move.
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Glossary
- Ball and Socket Joint- A joint in which a rounded part can move in many directions in a socket as in the hip and shoulder
- Gliding Joint- A joint that moves smoothly one bone over another like the wrist or ankle
- Hinge Joint- A joint that moves like your elbow or knee
- Locomtion- The act or power of moving from place to place
- Protection- The act of covering or shielding from something that would destroy or injure
- Skeleton- A firm supporting or protecting structure or framework of a living being
- Support- To hold up or in position, serve as a foundation or prop for
Video
Skeletal System
http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletalsystem/skeleton/
Bone Structure
http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletalsystem/bonestructure/
Broken Bones
http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletalsystem/brokenbones/
Personal Health
http://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/
Activities
Lab Form - Blank
Bendy Bones (4.02)
Joints (4.03, 4.04)
Muscles (4.05)
Pointing Toes (4.05)
Science Simon (4.02)
Skeleton (4.01)
Literature Connections
Funnybones By Janet Ahlberg & Allan Ahlberg
Exploring Your Skeleton: Funny and Not-So-Funny Bones By Pamela Bishop
Moving By Anita Ganeri
Boogie Bones By Elizabeth Loredo
What's Inside You? By Susan Meredith
The Human Body and How It Works By Angela Royston
Incredible Skeleton Secrets By Angela Wilkes
Technology Connections
This website has a wealth of interactive science activities.
Ages 8 & 9 has activities about "Moving and Growing" and "Habitats"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/moving_growing.shtml
This website has a game that allows you to build a skeletal system
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Match the teeth to the correct animal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/teeth_eating.shtml
What makes Ruby’s heart beat the fastest?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/keeping_healthy.shtml
Fossweb – Mr Bones
www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/HumanBody/index.html
Label the human skeleton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/moving_growing.shtml
Label the Body Parts – interactive with sound that pronounces each word
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=bodyparthtm
The Real Deal on the Digestive System
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html
Test Results
(Under Construction)
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