The kids and I are continuing with our human anatomy lessons in science and have completed learning about the various joints of the body. Some of the activities we did for this unit are:
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Watched several videos on the skeletal systems and joint movement
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Next we looked at some chicken bones and tried to identify what type of joint it might be
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We got out some sculpty clay and made a model of each type of joint. This is the saddle joint of the thumb
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Firedrake creating a ball and sock joint
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MarioFan creating a hinge joint
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| I made some labeled index cards and found pictures for each joint and we discussed the location and movement of each joint |
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Next it was time for some fun activities that I found on pinterest
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| making a candy spinal cord |
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| Who doesn't love eating their science projects:) |
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| We also made a larger spine to keep in the school room |
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| Originally we used string to represent the nerves but then we went back and changed it since it was hard to see |
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| We will be going back to this model when we study the nervous system later in the year. |
We are now moving on to study and learn about the muscular system of the body!
