Curated OER
Exploring Muscle Action in the Human Body
Students collect and graph data and use the internet to research the skeletal muscles.
Curated OER
Muscle Tissue
In this muscle tissue learning exercise, students match 10 terms with their definitions, answer 12 multiple choice questions, fill in 25 blanks with the appropriate terms and answer 4 questions about topics related to muscle tissue....
Curated OER
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Students gain a greater comprehension of the anatomy and physiology of the muscular system, the skeletal system and connective tissue by researching joints in the body. They also reflect on the effects of injuries on their joints and...
Curated OER
The Ultimate Choreography
Eighth graders research the required elements of the short programs in men's and women's figure skating. They analyze the physical requirements of each move and relate the types of muscles, bones, and joints required to perform them.
Curated OER
Movement, it's FUN-damental!
High schoolers discover how muscles work. In this biology lesson, students explain the causes of fatigue and muscle soreness. They create graphs and compare results with their classmate.
Curated OER
Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Knee Joint
Students examine human anatomy with a focus on the knee joint. In groups, they research the chemical makeup of human bones and explain the different types of joints found in the body. To end the lesson, they identify the other structures...
Curated OER
Stress, Coping and Health
In this psychology learning exercise, students complete 5 short answer questions on possible reasons for stress and how to cope with it.
Curated OER
Top 10 Aerospace Lesson Plans
You can use these exciting aerospace lesson plans to supplement nearly any unit in your science curriculum.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
This site rpovides information regarding the interactions of skeletal muscles, including their fascicle arrangement and their lever systems.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Skeletal Muscle
This site includes information about skeletal muscles, of which the best-known feature is its ability to contract and cause movement.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Muscle Contraction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how muscles contract according to the sliding filament theory.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Axial Muscles of the Head, Neck, and Back
The skeletal muscles are divided into two categories: the axial, muscles of the trunk and head, and the appendicular, muscles of the arms and legs. Learn here all about the axial muscles.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Overview of Muscle Tissues
This site provides information regarding the three types of muscle tissues: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Exercise and Muscle Performance
Physical training alters the appearance of skeletal muscles and can produce changes in muscle performance. Conversely, a lack of use can result in decreased performance and muscle appearance. This site helps students understand exercise...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Muscle Tissue and Motion
Learn here all about muscle tissue, which is tissue with properties that allow movement.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Muscles, Muscles Everywhere
This activity helps students learn about the three different types of muscles and how outer space affects astronauts' muscles. They will discover how important it is for astronauts to get adequate exercise both on Earth and in outer...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Naming Muscles
This site helps you understand where muscles get their names. When you understand the names of muscles it will help you remember where the muscles are located and what they do
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Motor Responses
Students learn the structure and function of the descending pathways of the motor commands from the cortex to the skeletal muscles.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Walk, Run, Jump!
In this activity, students participate in a series of timed relay races using their skeletal muscles. The compare the movement of skeletal muscle and relate how engineers help astronauts exercise skeletal muscles in space.
BBC
Bbc: Applied Anatomy and Physiology: Muscles and Movement
Learn what muscles are, how they are classified, and how they are attached to the body's skeletal system. This site contains several definitions, illustrations showing the parts of muscles, and a quiz to test your knowledge of muscles...
Other
Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: System Quizzes
A collection of interactive, self-checking quizzes on human body systems. Covers muscular, skeletal, circulatory, nervous, and respiratory systems.
Other
Danil Hammoudi, Md: Anatomy and Physiology Course
This page has complete course material for a beginning human anatomy course and everything can be downloaded. There are readings and presentations on all the major systems and organs of the human body, with lots of detailed, labeled...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Our Amazing Skeleton
This activity covers the topic of human bones and joints. Learners learn about the skeleton, the number of and types of bones in the body, and how outer space affects astronauts' bones. Students also learn how to take care of their bones...