Construction a Model of a Synovial Joint

The components of synovial joints are connected in an intricate and highly functional design. This exercise will increase your understanding of the intricacies of a synovial joint by requiring you to design one of your own.

Joint Construction Use the table below to outline the components needed to construct a movable joint of your choice. (You may construct a joint that has already been studied, or select a new one.) Remember, the joint must be able to articulate!!!

*Please submit this sheet with your joint 1. Name of creator(s) 2.

Due Date

Name of the joint

Research Source

Materials Required to construct a joint

 Bone (e.g., paper towel roll, wood, ect…)

 Cartilage (e.g., plastic, Styrofoam, ect…)

 Ligaments (e.g., Velco, ribbon, ect…)

 Tendons (e.g., Rubber band, stretchy platic, ect…)

 Muscles (e.g., ballons, cut up socks, ect…) PSE4U

Rubric:

Criteria: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 (50% - 59%) (60% - 69%) (70% - 79%) (80% - 100%) Knowledge

Includes all elements of a Includes some elements Includes most elements Includes all elements of a Includes more than just synovial joint of a synovial joint of a synovial joint synovial joint the elements of a synovial joint Thinking

The student was creative The student was The student was The student was creative The student was in their development of minimally creative in somewhat creative in in their development of exceptionally creative in the joint their development of the their development of the the joint their development of the joint joint joint Communication The joint has few The joint has most The joint is appropriately The joint is appropriately The joint is exceptionally appropriate labels appropriate labels labelled labelled labelled Application

The joint is functional, The joint is not The joint has some The joint is functional, The joint is highly can articulate, and looks functional, can’t be function, can partially can articulate, and looks functional, can articulate realistic articulated, and does not articulate, and looks realistic well, and looks very look realistic somewhat realistic realistic