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B' Have studentslook through books to seebones.Sharethe Background Information, then ask studentsto mark interestingsectionsof books with sticky notes so that they can look at them later. C. Have studentsfonn pairs. Give each pair a balloon and tell them it represents an organ.Tell studentsthey must build a skeletonusing tape and strawsto protect the organ.The strawswill representthe bonesand the tape will be the muscles. str&wS

D. Have studentsshow skeletonsto the group, and explain how and why thev built their skeletonshow thev did.

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Closure Have studentsadd bonesto theil anatomy boCy picfures by drawing the shapeson constructionpaper and gluing them on their body shapes.Ask students to label the bones,

Note Due to possiblecontactwith salmonella.handle chickenwith disposable gloves.Do not allow studentsto touch raw chicken. A. Show the chicken leg and discussthe muscle.Cut back the muscleto show the bone.Talk about where the joint is located.Demonstratehow the joint allows the musclesand bonesto move.

B' Explain that there are more than 40 muscles in the human face. Then have students play emotion charadesby asking one studentto show an emotion and others to guessthe emotion.

Assessment use Attachment 1 to assessskeletons.Look for out-of-the-boxthinkine.

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