This project allows students to demonstrate their ability to describe how muscles contract at the cellular level.

1. Muscle Contraction Project
Due: Thursday, February 2nd
Worth: 100 points Test
Your missionistocome up witha creative wayto teachhow musclescontractto a freshmanstudent.
You shouldnotdumbdownthe material,butratherfinda creative medium tohelpthe studentlearn
the concepts. Some of the acceptable formatscouldinclude:asong,a rap, a comic, a cheer,or a board
game. Otherideasmay be acceptable,butshouldbe approvedby Thursday,January26th
. You may
choose to workwitha partner,but thenyoumustturn in a logof whateach of you contributedtothe
project. Thislogmust be signedbyyouboth. Some concepts/terminologythatshouldbe includedin
your projectare listedbelow. Inorderforthe concepts/terminologytocountforyourassignment,each
mustget more than mentioninyourproject. Note thatall the wordsin the categorymust be used
appropriatelytoattainthatlettergrade. If you do the projectandcover muscle contractionfromthe
motor neuronthroughthe muscle cell,youwillreceive 50points. Each wordyou use appropriatelyina
category (showingitsfunction/role) will add2points. The bonuswordswill add 1 pointeachup to 10
points. Youmust getall wordsin the previouscategorytoreceive full creditforthe nextcategory.
Otherwise,youwill onlyreceivehalf credit.
D Words:
Muscle Cell
Motor Neuron
Calcium
ThickFilaments
ThinFilaments
C Words:
Actin
Myosin
SarcoplasmicReticulum
T Tubules
Sarcolemma
B Words:
Acetylcholine
Receptors
Lock and Key
ActionPotential
Sarcomere
A Words:
ATP
Sodium
ADP
SynapticCleft
TroponinComplex
BonusWords (forthat highA):
Phosphate
CrossBridge
Aceylcholinesterase
Cisterna(e)
IonPumps
Myofibril
Zone of Overlap
Troponin
Tropomyosin
Active Site
Relaxation
Sarcoplasm
Endomysium
Epimysium
Perimysium
Multinucleate
Striated

2. Voluntary
If you wantto knowhow musclesworkinyourbodies,
So youcan exercise,likedosome Pilates,
Firstyou need acetylcholine todumpinthe space
Betweenyourmotorneuronandmuscle cells, torace
Ontothe receptorsitfitslike akey
To unlockthe muscle cell andthen they say,“wee”
The message travelsacrossthe membrane
Calledthe sarcolemmainthisrefrain
(acceptable - explaining)
Today I wantto teach yousomethingnew
Aboutyourmusclesandall of itis true.
Firstyou have filaments,andthenyouhave calcium,
Anddon’tforget the epi- andthe endomysium.
(notacceptable – onlylisting)