Lesson 11 of 14 · The Human Body
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleThe Musculoskeletal System
The Human Body.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.
Mind = Blown
🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?
What You'll Learn
The skeletal system and muscular system work together as the musculoskeletal system. Tendons connect muscles to bones, and ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints.
Key Words
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Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Build a model arm using cardboard tubes, string (tendons), and rubber bands (muscles). Show how muscles work in pairs to bend and straighten the elbow.
Observe what happens and describe it in detail.
Record your observations in your science journal with measurements and descriptions.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What connects muscles to bones?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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The Musculoskeletal System
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