WOW Game Title: Muscle and Bone Relay
Content Area: Science
TEKS Focus: Skeletal Systems
Muscular System
Physical Education Unit: Skeletal Systems, Muscular System
Grade: 4
Resource: Austin ISD PE Curriculum Guide
Equipment/Materials: Make 6 enlarged copies of the bone guy (attached), and the
muscle guy (attached), Make 6 copies (each on a different color) of the bones and muscle
cards (attached).
Set Up: Cut the cards out and place them at the end of the playing area. Divide the class
into 6 teams. Each team is designated a different color.
Activity:
On a signal, the first person in each line goes to the playing area and picks up one card.
They must then come back to the starting line and place the label in the correct location
on the muscle guy and skeleton guy. Play continues until all of the muscles and bones
have been placed correctly.
Variations:
 Use only muscles or only bones at one time.
Review Questions:
Skill focus: Which large muscles in your upper legs do you use when you jog?
Academic focus: Point to your ____ bone/muscle.
SKELETAL SYSTEM
Phalanges
Humerus
Ribs
Pelvis
Patella
Femur
Clavicle
Sternum
Vertebrae
Skull
Tibia
Fibula
Radius
Ulna
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Biceps
Triceps
Abdominals
Latissimus
Dorsi
Hamstring
Quadriceps
Pectorals Gastrocnemius
Trapezius
Deltoids
Gluteus
Maximus