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Post-visit
activities: Grades 3 - 8
Objectives:
- To
understand the form and function of a bone by constructing
a bone model.
- To
explore the names and locations of bones in the skeleton
which assists students in understanding the form and function
of the human body.
- To
understand how foods contribute nutritional benefits to
bone in its growth processes.
Vocabulary:
| Bone
marrow |
Calcium |
Calories |
Compact
bone |
| Diet |
Fracture |
Spongy
bone |
Periosteum |
| Platelets |
Nutrition |
Red
blood cells |
Vitamin
D |
| White
blood cells |
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Activities:
- Who
knows more about bones than the professionals who help our
bodies repair them? Invite an orthopedist to visit your
classroom and talk with your students about bones.
- Send
your students to the bone work force. Have students research
the form and function of a specific bone. Using proper letter-writing
form, instruct students to write a letter of application
to "The Human Body Corporation." Using 'personification,'
they should try to convince the company to hire them for
the bone job because of their specialized skills. For example,
Stanley Legg can apply for the "femur line" because
of his size, brute strength and cell-production skills.
Shirley Capp might apply for the skull department. Let their
imaginations run wild on this one!
- Have
students write and perform a television commercial for a
new super-nutritional food. What is the food and how does
the company claim it is beneficial? How does it promote
bone health? How do you convince people to buy this product?
Reading List
- Akers,
Art, Lois Duepree, Jim Greco, Steve Owen, Ann Pasley, George
Rogers, Yolanda Rojas. From Head to Toe: Respiratory, Circulatory,
and Skeletal Systems. Fresno, California: AIMS Education
Foundation, 1986.
- Beckleman,
Laurie. Reader's Digest Pathfinders: The Human Body. New
York: Weldon Owen, 1999.
- Grant,
Leslie. Discover Bones: Explore the Science of Skeletons.
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1991.
- Parker,
Steve. Reader's Digest: How the Body Works: 100 Ways Parents
and Kids Can Share the Miracle of the Human Body. London:
Dorling Kindersley, 1994.
- Simon,
Seymour. Bones: Our Skeletal System. New York: Morrow Junior
books, 1998.
- Weiner,
Esther. The Incredible Human Body. New York: Scholastic,
1996.
- Williams,
Frances. Inside Guides: Human Body. Dorling Kindersley,
1997.
Web Sites:
- www.nutritionexplorations.org
The National Dairy Council provides you with diagrams,
discussion topics and the latest news on healthy bones.
- www.eskeletons.org
View human, gorilla and baboon bones. Compare and contrast,
then click on the bones you want to learn about.
- www.mexonline.com/muertos.htm
Explore the Mexican celebration, Dia de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead) in this site, including beautiful
photos of altars, toy skeletons, festivities, food and
decorations.
- www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
An easy-to-navigate site that explores the systems of
the body. It also provides an excellent example of a
cross-section of a bone. Visually stimulating as well
as educational.
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