Rotate Group Members Who Act out Each Question

Name:______Date:______Period of Science:___

-Read and follow all the directions below with your group to complete the table. -Rotate group members who act out each question. -Come to consensus on a group answer before filling in the chart.

Activity: Description of Description of Type of Lever(s)-list Bones Involved in Joints and Types of and draw them Movement: Joints Used: (pivot, labeling load, gliding, ball and fulcrum and force: socket, hinge) Bend your arm at the elbow. Then, using your left hand, feel the bone that runs along the underside of your lower arm from the elbow to the wrist. Feel your elbow as you move.

Run your fingers Knee/Ankle None along the top of your lower leg. Locate the bone that runs from your knee to your ankle. How are the knee and this bone similar to the bones in your lower arm?

Using your fingers, gently tap the top of *No levers to find your head in several here! places. Gently tap your forehead.

Open and close your None mouth and feel just under your ear as you do this. Feel your jawbone move. Run your fingers *No levers to find along the sides of here! your body between your waist and the area under your arms. You will find a series of bones on each side.

Place your hands on None the desk or table. Move your fingers as if you are typing. As you watch the top of your hand, what do you see?

Take off your shoe None and sock and look closely at one foot. Wiggle your toes. How do these bones compare to your bones in your hand?

Locate your backbone. Bending forward run your hand up and down your backbone. How are these bones different from other bones you have felt or observed?

At the same time *List the muscle *No levers to you bend and names here! describe—you straighten your arm already did this at the elbow, place above! your other hand around your upper arm. Where are the muscles located that cause your arm to move? Which muscle straightens the arm? Which makes it bend? Extend your arms *List the muscle none none straight out n front names here! of you and then drop them to your sides. Do this 10 times. Where are the muscles that cause this movement located?

Raise your heels off *Describe the the floor so that you muscles here! are standing on tiptoe. Lower your heels back down so that your feet are flat against the floor. Do this ten times. Where are the muscles involved in his movement?

Reflection Questions: What did you learn from completing this activity? What part of the activity was most helpful to you?

How did your group work together to answer the questions in this activity? Was the work shared equally or did some students do more and others less? Describe your group process below. Be honest.

What part of the information, bone names, joints, or levers, do you still feel you need to practice more on? Or are you clear on all the information?