1. ONE WEEK LESSON PLAN
Day 1
Objective: Access prior studentsʼ
knowledge about the bones and muscles
in the human body.
Materials Needed: Student laptops,
personal laptop, and white board
Plan: The first 5 minutes will be devoted
to a basic introduction of the lessons that
will be given this week. The next 10 - 15
minutes of the block, the students will
create a What I Know, What I want to
Know, and What I learned (KWL) chart.
What I Know What I Want to Know What I learned
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2. The students will create this chart on their
laptops using a pages document. They
will insert a table that has 3 columns and
a minimum of 5 rows. I will demonstrate
how to do this by projecting it onto the
white board.
The rest of the class will be spent
discussing what the results of the
studentsʼ KWL charts.
Assessment: Teacher observation of
KWL charts and discussion.
Day 2
Objective: Students will become familiar
with the vocabulary words for the bones
and muscles unit.
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3. Materials Needed: Student laptop,
personal laptop, white board, Discovery
Education website, and a list of the words
for each student.
Plan: Students will open a pages
document and insert a table with 2
columns and 12 rows. They will type the
vocabulary words provided in the first
column. The students will go to
discoveryeducation.com (this is linked to
the students school webpage) to access
the definitions.
Word Definition
Assessment: Completed word definition
chart.
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4. Day 3
Objective: Students will learn about the
ways muscles and bones work together.
Materials: Student laptops and ear buds.
Plan: Students will watch the Life
Science: Human Biology video on
Discovery Education. They will access
this via the school website.
Assessment: Class discussion
concerning essential questions. How do
bones and muscles work together? How
are muscles and bones attached? How do
the muscles and bones protect our
organs?
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5. Day 4
Objective: Students will learn about the
bones of the body
Materials: Student laptop and ear buds
Plan: Students will go to http://
www.brainpopjr.com/health/bodies/bones/
and complete video activity.
Assessment: Students will complete
online video quizzes.
Day 5
Objective: Students will complete the
Muscles and Bones exploration on
Discovery Education. Then they will
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6. complete a vocabulary test on the words
from day 2.
Materials: Student laptop and earbuds
Plan: Students will go to the hyperlinked
activity via their angel accounts and
complete the hands on activity. They will
be given 10 minutes to do this. The rest of
the class will be spent taking a vocabulary
quiz on the words they received on day 2.
Assessment: Vocabulary quiz
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7. Name:
Date:
Bones and Muscles Vocabulary Quiz
Directions: Match the definitions on the next page to each
of the words below.
1. Rib ___
2. Joint ___
3. Vertebrae ___
4. Spine ___
5. Connective Tissue ___
6. Organ ___
7. Protein ___
8. Cartilage ___
9. Muscle ___
10. Reflex ___
11. Tendon ___
12. Skeleton ___
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8. A.A group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of
functions.
B.A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue
attaching a muscle to a bone.
C.Each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the
spine, protecting the thoracic cavity.
D.A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the
back.
E.A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily
movement.
F.A point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.
G.A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of
the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx.
H.Any of the bones or cartilaginous segments forming the spinal
column.
I. A material made up of fibers forming a framework and support
structure for body tissues and organs.
J.An internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid
material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant.
K.A protein is a linear polymer built from about 20 different amino
acids.
L.An action that is performed without conscious thought as a
response to a stimulus.
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