My students need skeletal models to help them learn the various bones of the body, directional terminology in addition to how they function together for movement.
Have you ever wondered how your bones work? What makes them function and just exactly where does carpal tunnel syndrome occur? My students ask these questions as well as many others on a regular basis in Human Anatomy & Physiology and Sports Medicine.
Students at this school have fewer opportunities for advanced sciences and elective courses than at some larger schools.
Our school has 320 students grades 7-12 and therefore considered to be a small school. The school is in a rural area where many of the students have lived their entire lives. Class sizes are small at this school which enables students to have more individualized learning and more hands-on opportunities.
My Project
A full size skeleton and hinge models in our classroom will allow students to better learn the placement of bones as well as the function of the various components of the skeletal system. The hinge models will also allow students to produce movement similar to what occurs in their own bodies, giving them a better understanding of how their own human body works as well as how the structure directly impacts the function. Seeing every bone in the human body will allow the students to become more informed about themselves in the hope that they will become more conscious of their own health management,care, and prevention of injuries.
Students thrive on activities that allow them to touch, move, and see how something works.
Bone models in the classroom give students that opportunity. Several of these students have expressed interest in careers within medicine or health care and these resources will better prepare them for further education.
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