The Skeletal and Muscle Systems of the Human Body

NC Standard:  4.01

Activity: Cotton Swab Skeleton

Question: What is the skeleton?

Vocabulary: skeleton

Materials: plastic bendable cotton swab, diagram of a skeleton, costruction paper, glue, scissors

Procedure: 

• 1. Glue an uncut plastic cotton swab in the middle of the construction paper. This will be the spine or backbone of the skeleton.

• 2. Cut a cotton swab in half and glue each of the halves off of the spine facing down.

• 3. Cut another cotton swab in half. Cut the fuzzy end off both pieces.

• 4. Glue the cotton swab below the knee and add the fuzzy ends as feet.

• 5. To make the skeletal ribs put half of a cotton swab on each side of the spine up by where the head will go. For each of the next ribs cut each side a little smaller to make a tapering effect to the ribs.

• 6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the arms making sure the fuzzy end is the elbow.

• 7. To make the head, use cut pieces of cotton swab to make an octagon type head.

• 8. Add a face to your skeleton and label as many bones as you can.
  

Conclusion: The skeleton is a system of bones that give your body support.
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Line of Learning:  This line is drawn to provide students with a space to share their experimental learning in words or pictures.
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