Alicia King
Bowman Elementary School, Grade 5
Mrs. Arch, Cooperating Teacher
October 14, 2005
Lesson title: The Human Skeletal System
Subject Area: The Human Body
Duration: 2 days, 30 min/day
Topic
The Human Skeletal System
Content
1. The purpose of the skeletal system/bones
2. The structure of the skeletal system
3. The names of the parts/bones of the skeletal system
Goals
1. Students will know the purpose and structure of the skeletal system
2. Students will know the names of the parts/bones of the skeletal system
Objectives
1. Students will be able to point out on their body the location of specific bones.
2. Students will be able to label the bones of the human skeleton on a diagram.
3. Students will be able to identify/describe the location of the bones of the human skeletal
system in words
4. Students will be able to describe the purpose of the human skeletal system
5. Students will be able to assemble the human skeletal structure
6. Students will be able to identify the # of bones in the human skeletal structure (at birth
and in adulthood)
Materials Used:
1. Worksheet
2. Website
3. skeletal cut-outs ( I will take an assembled skeleton and cut pieces to be put together)
4. glue
5. Blank Skeleton to be labeled
6. Word search puzzle
Procedures:
Introduction – Worksheet
What is the skeletal system?
Why do we have a skeletal system?
How many bones are in the skeletal system? At birth? At maturity?
Activities
1. Students will answer the questions on the worksheet using the website
2. We will go over these questions in large group
3. Students will get into 4 small groups (based on the classroom set-up) and use
the skeletal cut-outs to piece together a skeleton together.
4. Then, as a large group, we will put a skeleton together starting with the skull
labeling the parts as we go along
a. Axial – vertebrae, skull, ribs, sternum
b. Appendicular – scapula, clavicle, arm/hand bones, pelvic, leg, feet
5. Students will stand up and point out the location of bones on their bodies
6. Students will receive a worksheet to label the parts of the skeleton, and will
use the key on the website to complete
7. Students will also use the key to complete the word search puzzle
Homework: Activities 1 before the lesson, 6 and 7 after the lesson
Evaluation
A blank skeleton that the students will have to label, identify the proper terms of bones based on
description of their placement, answer the question of the 1st worksheet.
Technology
The web-based lesson project will serve as homework help, aiding students in filling out the
worksheet introduction to the lesson.
Technology Frameworks
1.25 Identify and use navigation features of browser (e.g., “go”, “back”, “forward”).
1.26 Using a browser, “bookmark” a Web site for future reference.
1.27 Identify basic elements of a Web site (e.g., URL, hyperlinks, site map, etc.).
Human Skeleton System Worksheet
What is the skeletal system?
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Why do we have a skeletal system?
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How many bones are in the skeletal system at birth? _______________
What happens to the skeletal system as we mature?
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How many bones are in the skeletal system in adulthood? ___________
What are the two major parts of the skeletal system?
The __________________________ skeleton and
the __________________________________ skeleton
Which of these contains the bones of the chest and head?
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Which of these contains the bones of the arms, hands, legs, and arms?
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Worksheet Key
1. 1st of the 2 major parts of the skeletal system that includes the bones of the arm, hands,
legs, and feet
2. 2nd of the 2 major parts of the skeletal system that includes the skull
3. head bone
4. jaw bone
5. horseshoe-shaped bone in back of the throat
6. collarbone
7. bones of the neck
8. shoulder blade
9. chest bone
10. bone of the upper arm
11. bones that protect the lungs and heart
12. bones of the spine
13. straight bone of the forearm
14. curved bone of the forearm
15. bones of the lower back
16. hip bone
17. bone which forms part of the hip bone
18. wrist bones
19. bones of the palm
20. bones of the fingers and toes
21. longest bone of the body located in the leg
22. kneecap
23. leg bone connected to the tibia
24. shin bone
25. ankle bones
26. bones located on the front of the foot
The Skeletal System
Instructions: use the key on the website to find the description of the bone. Use the
space next to the number to write the name of the bone, then find, and circle it in
the puzzle.
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