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- 2nd - 5th
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Students explore the skeletal system in an interactive way that allows them to get hands-on experience learning the functions and locations of the bones in the human body. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine the growth of a full-term fetus' skeletal system and external body parts become more detailed and distinct throughout the three trimesters of pregnancy. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students visit an aquarium and observe types of skeletal systems in marine life. They discuss internal and external skeletal systems and cite examples of each. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students research the human skeletal system. They create multimedia presentations based on their findings. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study bone size, structure and shape. They use various geometrical shapes to make a skeleton and produce a poster depicting the skeletal system and its functions. They arrange the pictures into the five sections, glue on poster paper and color and use magic markers to write facts next to each section. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the human skeletal system. Using play-doh, they discover what happens to the bones of the body as a person moves and how broken bones heal. After reading examples, they examine the different types of joints. They complete a quiz on vocabulary and the functions of the bones. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research the bones of the skeletal system and how to keep them healthy using Internet resources. They complete a worksheets and a KWL chart. They design a human skeleton using pasta. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the anatomical and common names for various parts of the skeletal system. They are able to open a file, work with the file and save their work to a disk and take home a hard copy of their work for review and study for a more comprehensive test in the future. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students identify and label twenty-five bones of the skeletal system. In small groups they glue various types of dried pasta to a large human body outline. They attach the pasta to the outline and label the pasta bones. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students discuss the human skeletal system and take notes. Working with a partner, they construct a skeleton out of paper and glue. Class reviews the bones in the human body and the correct positioning of the bones in the construction of the skeleton. Full Review »

