Week7 – Brain, Muscle & Skeletal Systems
Goals
- Identify different muscles and bones and their relation to movement
- Learn the function of the brain and nervous system and how messages are transferred to other parts of the body
Classroom Activities
- Meet “Little Tim” (a 6-foot full skeleton)
- Play telephone tag as nerve messengers
- Identify the different types of muscles in the body
- Hold a “brain” and discuss how different parts of the brain perform varying functions
- “Operation Time”- removal of the brain
Homework
- Complete a Post Test Education Questionnaire
- Receive a Certificate of Completion
- Plan for Parents FitKids night of fun with students, teachers, families and school community
2 Sided Weekly Family Newsletter
Web Links
Kidshealth.org
Test your brain with the daily Brain Buzz and read lots of other health information.
sleepforkids.org
Games and puzzles to do. Learn why sleep is so important for growing kids.
New Hampshire Chapter of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Watch a small video clip on todays lesson plan: (If you cannot see the video, CLICK here to download it)