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- The
Topic:
- Skeletal
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- Easier - A skeleton
is an inner framework made of bone and cartilage.
Bones are the hard material of a skeleton. The
skeleton supports and/or protects the softer body
parts of a fish, bird, or human. These animals are
called vertebrates. They all have a backbone.
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- Harder - The skeleton
is the flexible, bony framework found in all
vertebrate animals. The skeleton maintains a body
shape, protects vital organs, and provides a system of
muscle levers that allow body movement. The skeleton
contains bone marrow, the blood-forming tissues of the
body. Bone marrow stores needed minerals such as
calcium and phosphorus and releases them into the
blood.
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- A human skeleton generally forms about 206
separate bones out of cartilage as it develops to
maturity. Bones are connected to adjacent bones by
joints. Joints are either movable as in the arm and
leg or immovable as in the skull.
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- Facts
About Fractures and Broken Bones from
KidsHealth
- http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/broken_bones.html
- Breaking a bone can be a pretty big deal, but it
happens to lots of kids. This site can answer
questions about broken bones.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Big Story on Bones from KidsHealth
- http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_SW.html
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- Human
Skeleton from Enchanted Learning
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml
- This site provides basic information about our
skeleton plus a Human Skeleton Printout.
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- Skeletal
System from Your Gross and Cool Body,
Discovery Communications Inc.
- http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000124.html
- Here you can learn about bones and why they are so
important.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Electronic Textbook on The Human Skeleton by
L.M. Rossi
- http://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/skeleton.html
- 3) Human Skelton from Kidport http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/HumanBody/BodyBones.htm
- 4) Skeletal System http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/skeletal.html
- 5) Skeletal System http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/biology/humananatomy/skeletal/skeletalsystem.html
- 6) Skeletal System from Human Anatomy
Online
- http://www.innerbody.com/image/skelfov.html
- 7) Skeletal System from Human Body
Adventure
- http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/skeleton.html
- 8) Skeletal System http://www.sc2000.net/~czaremba/explanations/skeletal.html
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- Skeleton
from BrainPop
- http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletal/
- Pick up some knowledge about bones at this
site.
- Other Not-To-Be-Missed Sections from
BrainPop:
- 2) Broken Bones (Online Video) http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletal/brokenbones/index.weml
- 3) Skeleton (Online Video) http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletal/skeleton/index.weml
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- After visiting several of the
websites, complete one or more of the
following activities.
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- Complete A Skeletal System
Crossword Puzzle. Test your knowledge
with this online crossword puzzle:
The
Skeletal System by M. Anderson. Follow
up with the Skeleton
System Word Search. An alternative
activity would be to create your own
crossword puzzle or word search for the
skeletal system at
DiscoverySchool's Puzzlemaker.
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- Take An Online Skeletal System
Quiz. You can start with one or more
of the following: (1) Skeletal
System Self-Quiz from The Human
Body Adventure, (2) Bones,
Bones, and More Bones, and (3)
The
Skeletal System.
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- Create A Travel Brochure for the
Human Skeletal System. You or your
team have been hired as travel
consultant(s) to design a brochure for a
luxury tour through the human body's
skeletal system. Be sure to highlight the
trendy spots, all exciting activities, and
the imports and exports of the areas. For
insurance considerations, point out all
possible dangers or special precautions
that tourists might encounter in their
visit.
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- Play Some Bone Games. Find
several at the Bones
Exhibit from The Children's Museum
of Indianapolis.
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- Complete A Skeleton WebQuest.
Adapt or follow the procedures found at
the following webQuest sites:
- 1) Bare Bones Facts http://teach.fhu.edu/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/BreaknBones/BreaknBones2.html
- 2) Bones, Bones, Bones . . . (Grade 7)
by Y.K. Stuewe
- http://can-do.com/uci/ssi2002/bones.html
- 3) Bone Up On Bones (Grades 4-6) by E.
Johnson http://www.allabery.com/courses/webquest/johnson/
- 4) Human Skeletal System (Grades 4-5)
by C. Boguen http://www.sad34.net/webquests/SkeletonQuest/
- 5) You and Your Bones (Grade 3) by S.
Daly
- http://www.community.k12.mo.us/webquest/daly/quest.htm
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- Compare the Skeletons of a Human,
Gorilla, and Baboon. Visit the
eSkeltons
Project created by the University
of Texas at Austin and compare and
contrast the skeletons of two animal
groups.
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Amazing
Backbone (1998 ThinkQuest Junior
Project)
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4131/
- This site teaches about the backbone; what the
backbone is and what it does.
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- Skeletal
System (Section within Human Body, 1999
ThinkQuest Junior Project)
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
- This project explains about bones and joints.
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- Skeletal
System (Section within BodyQuest, 3rd
place Award in Science and Mathematics,1997
ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/find/content/skeletal.html
- Here you find information about the basic skeletal
system, the endoskeleton, the axial skeleton, the
appendicular skeleton, and joints.
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- Skeletal
System Grades 9-12 (Section within Nature's
Best: The Human Body, 1996 ThinkQuest Internet
Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/2935/Natures_Best/Nat_Best_Low_Level/skeletal_page.L.html
- This site describes the axial skeleton,
appendicular skeleton, bone structure, and three types
of bone composition
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- More Websites
- Guided
Tour of the Visible Human
- http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/
- The animations and images in this tour use
digitized sections of the body to demonstrate planes
of section and other introductory concepts in
anatomy.
- Related Website:
- 2) Virtual Body http://www.ehc.com/vbody.asp
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- Joints
in the Human Skeleton
- http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0008.html#Link
- Here you can learn and see the different types of
body joints.
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- Meet
"Yorick," the Bionic Skeleton from U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
- http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/yorick_no.1.htm
- Yorick is a "bionic" skeleton. Bionic means
electronic devices and mechanical parts (called
medical devices or implants) are used in place of real
body parts that are damaged or that no longer
work.
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- Skeleton
from Human Body, BBC Online
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/standard/skeleton.shtml
- The site contains descriptions and an interactive
diagram showing how the human skeleton works
- Related Websites:
- 2) Bone Box http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/learnem/bones/main_bone.htm
- 3) Exploring the Skeletal System http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~bioman/bones/bones.html
- 4) Human Skeleton (Grades 5-6) from
MEDtropolis (Requires Shockwave)
- http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
- 5) Skeletal System http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/skeletal.htm
- 6) Skull Module from California State
University, Chico
- http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Module/skull.html
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- Skeletal
System from Gander Academy
- http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/skeletal.htm
- This is a link collection for an elementary
curriculum on the skeletal system.
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- Websites For Teachers
- Bones
from Newton's Apple
- http://ktca.org/newtons/14/bones12.html
- This site explains how bones get strong, how the
human body and a house are alike, and what our
skeletal system does. Student activities are
included.
- Another Teacher Guide from Newton's
Apple:
- 2) Broken Bones http://www.ktca.org/newtons/10/brokenbone.html
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- Bones,
Bones, and More Bones (Grades 2-3) by J.
Walker from Science and Mathematics Initiative for
Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
- http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9711.html
- Students will be able to describe the functions of
bones in the human body and more.
- Related Lesson Plans from SMILE
Program:
- 2) The Bone Connection by E. Artis http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi8702.html
- 3) Cervical Vertebrae (Grade 8) by A.L. Gilbert
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9504.html
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- Give
Me A Break (Grades 3-4) from Discovery
School
- http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/givemeabreak/
- Students create and administer a survey and then
present their findings.
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- I
Know, I Wonder: An Introduction to Bones
(Grades 5-9) from CanTeach
- http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/life7.html
- Student will examine the bones of animals and
record what they already know about bones and what
they wonder about bones.
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- Leg
Bone is Connected to the... (Grades 3-4)
- http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/skeleton_lesson.html
- This lesson will deal with the skeletal system and
it's importance in movement, protection, and
support.
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- Skeletal
System Instructional Activities (Grade 2) from
Henry County School System, McDonough, GA
- http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/mybody/skel_lessons.htm
- This site is a collection of instructional
activities for teaching about the skeletal system of
the human body.
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- Skeleton
- http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/skeletal/large_skeletal.jpg
- Here is a printable diagram of the human
skeleton.
- Related Website:
- 2) Skeleton Worksheet http://www.asd.wednet.edu/EagleCreek/Barnard/wl/bs/skelws.html
or http://www.asd.wednet.edu/EagleCreek/Barnard/wl/bs/skelws.doc
(MSWord)
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skeleton
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ligament
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structure
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muscular system
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axial skeleton
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bone
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tendon
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cardiovascular system
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appendicular skeleton
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broken bone
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protection
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mineral storehouse
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vertebrae
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male
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fuse
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respiratory
system
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spinal column
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joint
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living cell
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female
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pivot
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blood cell production
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ball & socket
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hollow
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muscle attachment
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immovable joint
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hinge
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movable joint
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rib cage
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body support
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marrow
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cranial
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movable frame
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ossification
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gliding
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skull
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calcium
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periosteum
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fluoroscope
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osteocyte
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cartilage
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bone cell
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson,
9/02.
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