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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students describe the functions of bones in the human body. They describe the make up of a bone. They engage in a series of wonderful hands-on activitiies that reinforce learning of bones and the skeletal system. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify bones, muscles and joints. They explore and investigate the interaction between bones, muscles and joints, and movement of the hand or foot. They, in groups, construct a skeleton together. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students study the components of the skeletal system naming the bone groups that make up the appendicular and axial skeletal systems. They name the different layers of bone and the types of joints. They create an animated skeleton. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the function of bone, muscle, and skin. Pasta and rubber bands are used to model how minerals and collagen contribute to bone strength. The effects of the reduction of these substances are explored in chicken bones. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the effects of diet and weight-bearing activities on bone mineral content. The influence of playing a variety of sports with different weight-loading levels is examined. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students integrate physical activity while studying the names of the bones in the body in a fun game form. They feel the bone in their body as the story talks about it. After doing this, they form a circle and sing the words to the song 'My Bones' . Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students describe the functions of bones in the human body and their content. They recognize that hollow bones have more strength and comprehend that the depletion of calcium in bones causes them to become weak. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students sing the song "Dem Bones" to identify the location of different bones in the human body. They read through the words of the song on an overhead projector as a class, then sing the song and act out the motions of the song, pointing to the different bones in the body. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 12th
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Students discuss what type of information they can gather from bones. In groups, they travel between stations in which they can view photos and listen to actual accounts of finding bones. They focus on the tools available to Native Americans and determine how they processesd an animal with what they were given. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine a variety of injuries that can happen to the human body and discover the process of maintaining healthy bones. After discussing the process of bone repair following a break, they draw the process in cartoon style and incorporate new vocabulary words. Full Review »
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