Biomechanics of Joints

A tic-tac-toe project in which budding physiologists choose the activities that appeal most to them, selecting five of the nine boxes with varying tasks related to physiology. There are a few acronyms that are unclear and the spelling is...

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. 

Students build a model of a human arm and shoulder.

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.

Students explore athletes and how they perform. In this physics lesson, students investigate how physics is involved in sports. Students go online to interactive sites that explain physics and biomechanics. Students also research and...