| HUMAN
BODY MODULE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
TECHNOLOGY/HOME
CONNECTION |
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1. |
BONES |
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Language
Extensions
• Make a bone-facts class book.
• Play bone-name games.
• Read about other skeletons.
• Sing about bones.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Science Extensions
• Make a bone museum.
• Look at X rays.
Art Extension
• Create action figures. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• A Marvelous Machine
• The Shape of Your Shape
• The Broken Radius
• Barn Owls |
www.fossweb.com
Check the FOSS website for interactive simulations, to write
questions to a scientist, for teaching tips, and to talk with
other classes using FOSS.
Home/School Connection: Students assemble Bonita, a female
skeleton model.
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2. |
JOINTS |
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Language
Extensions
• Research joint disease.
• Increase disability awareness.
• Write about a girl with arms in casts .
• Research artificial joints and limbs.
• Collect photos of bodies in motion.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Physical Education Extension
• Play Twister with a focus on joints.
Science Extensions
• Immobilize knees and elbows.
• Compare dolls and other movable toys.
• Compare animal movement and joints.
• Research articulated machines. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Your Amazing Opposable Thumb
• Bones on the Outside
• Comparing Joints |
Home/School
Connection: Students make rubber bones at home by dissolving
the hard materials from chicken bones. |
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3. |
MUSCLES |
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Language
Extensions
• Discuss jumping muscles.
• Identify muscle bridges.
• Describe aches and pains.
• Research muscles in space.
Physical Education Extensions
• Research injuries.
• Research cramps.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Science Extensions
• Look closely at a chicken wing.
• Add extensor muscles to the models.
• Keep an exercise journal. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Muscles
• Muscles and Bones: Working Together
• Space Race
• The Frozen Man |
Home/School
Connection: Students and their families investigate arm and
finger muscles and discover some interesting
phenomena. |
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4. |
COORDINATION |
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Language
Extensions
• Write a stimulus/response story.
• Write captions for pictures.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Compare graphs.
Science/Physical Education Extensions
• Investigate other stimuli.
• Practice jumping rope.
• Practice coordination activities. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Smart Training
• The Circulatory System |
Home/School
Connection: Students work on their chosen projects at home. |
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