Curated OER
How Does the Elbow Work: A lesson in Levers
Students examine levers that exist in the human body. In this body function lesson students complete a lab activity that models how the elbow is a third class lever.
Ergonome
Preventing Computer Injury
Do your hands cramp up after a long day of typing? Learn the proper and ergonomic ways to type on a keyboard with a helpful "hand" book. From relaxing elbows and wrists to massaging and stretching tired hands, the strategies in the book...
Curated OER
Elbow Room - Exploring Population Density
In this population learning exercise, students click on the links and research the internet about population, land, and government. Students answer 16 short answer questions including making spreadsheets.
BioEd Online
Arm Model
Arm your young scientists with knowledge about anatomy as they build their own model of the elbow joint. Help them get a firm grasp on how muscles and bones interact to allow movement as they try different positions for the muscles on...
EngageNY
Writing a Summary: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 1
What's this all about? Scholars learn the importance of summarizing skills using a summary writing graphic organizer. They work with an elbow partner to discuss summaries and complete the organizer using Middle Ages Excerpt 1. Learners...
EngageNY
Writing to Inform: Analyzing a Model Using a Rubric
Learn to write right. Scholars analyze the model essay Adversity Faced by Townspeople in the Middle Ages. They discuss the essay and make annotations working with an elbow partner. Learners then take another look at the essay using a...
Curated OER
Pasta Punctuation
Fourth graders put elbow macaroni where commas and quotation marks are supposed to be in sentences. In this punctuation lesson plan, 4th graders use the pasta to define where punctuation is missing in sentence strips.
Curated OER
Macaroni Quotations
Third graders grasp the difficult concept of using quotations. This instructional activity uses a hands-on approach to assist students in mastering this skill in a fun and easy way! This clever instructional activity has students use...
Curated OER
Better Butter
Students explore the process of making butter. In this agriculture lesson, students discuss how butter is made today and how it was made in the past. Students make their own butter using baby food jars and some "elbow grease."
Curated OER
Hula Hoop Twister
Students demonstrate how the body moves and the use of personal and general space concepts.Students identify different body parts and colors.students identify various body parts (knees, elbows, hands, feet, etc), right and left side of...
Curated OER
Biomechanics of Joints
Students investigate range of motion in human joints and the mechanical devices they emulate. They construct a human arm model with three joints which emulate the wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Curated OER
Body Parts
In this ESL worksheet, students draw a picture of a person and label a list of body parts. The list includes ankle, arm, back, chest, ear, elbow, eye, finger.
Curated OER
Reader's Workshop: Julius
First graders use prior knowledge and reading strategies for the story (Julius). In this reader's workshop instructional activity, 1st graders use elbow buddies to discuss parts of the story during guided reading. Students review...
Curated OER
Ruby the Copycat: Robust Vocabulary
If your class is getting ready to read the fantastic book, Ruby the Copycat, then you'll love this resource. It includes images and definitions for some of the robust vocabulary found throughout the story. Not only does each slide...
University of Minnesota
Get the Point(s)
Do all areas of your skin have the same sensitivity to touch? Playing with the sense of touch, this experiment has scholars guessing how many pin heads gently touch their arm and hand. In the second part, pupils answer questions about...
Curated OER
Connecting Measurement
Pupils participate in activities the connect measurement to geometry, statistics, estimation, and the real world. They collect measurements from their elbow to the tip of their middle finger and make a box plot of the data as well as...
Curated OER
Body Parts
In this ESL instructional activity, students draw a picture of a person and label a list of body parts. The list includes ankle, arm, back, chest, ear, elbow, eye, finger.
Curated OER
Levers in the Body: They Are Not What You Might Think!
Middle schoolers investigate lever systems in the human body and compare arm anatomy to model. In this human levers lesson students graph and analyze their results.
Curated OER
Volleying (Setting)
Students demonstrate basic volleying skills. They perform the forward backward stride and discuss its benefits. Students portray flexed knees and elbows, as well as positioning of hands in preparation of a set pass. They communicate the...
Curated OER
Partner Tag 20
Students are asked to find a partner and join hands (preferably not interlocking fingers) or hook elbows.
Curated OER
Striking Balloons
Students strike balloons with different body parts (elbow, head, knee, wrist, shoulder, etc.) to practice their striking skills.
Curated OER
ESL Body Words Matching Worksheet
For this ESL body words matching worksheet, students match 10 clip art pictures of body parts with their names. They match words such as hand, elbow, toes, and knee.
Curated OER
Picture/Word Worksheet #54
In this tracing words worksheet, students study the pictures and then trace the matching words: microphone, chimney, grapes, elbow, hose, and ramp.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Biomechanical Joint
Discuss mechanical advantage and how the human body moves/works. Learners focus on bioengineering, working together to build a functioning mechanical arm. Additionally, they analyze an air muscle, discussing its appropriate use in humans.