Verse:
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:30
Books:
- "Your Bones" by Terri DeGezelle
- learned the components of our bone
- learned how to maintain healthy bones
- discussed the two primary functions of our skeletal system
- learned a new song with a familiar tune - sang cranium, clavicle, patella, metatarsals to the tune of "head and shoulders, knees and toes"
- identified the largest and smallest bone in our bodies
- discussed and fully appreciated bone joints
- observed calcium and phosphorus depleted bone and compared it to normal bone
- analyzed several x-rays and identified bones and other organs in our body, while observing the difference between a broken bone and a healthy bone
- cut and pasted our feet and leg bones onto our body
Vocabulary words:
- skeletal system
- cranium
- clavicle
- patella
- metatarsals
- ball and socket joint
- pivot joint
- door hinge joint
- calcium
- phosphorus
We did not watch any videos in class. This is a list of videos you can view if you are interested.
- a 3D visual video representation of the human skeleton
- an informative video if you can ignore the mispronunciations and understand the accent
- an Italian Halloween skeleton teaching students the names of the skeletal system
- a short skeleton dance video
- two skeletons square dancing
- a skeleton dancing the latino cumbia
Useful Websites:
Activities to do at home:
You can demonstrate the importance of the eating healthful foods that contain the minerals calcium and phosphorus for healthy bones by performing this easy experiment. We observed the end results in class.
- clean two chicken bones and let them dry overnight
- soak one in vinegar (acid that pulls calcium and phosphorus out of the bones)
- soak the other in water as a control
- after a few days of soaking observe the white calcium precipitate in the bottle containing vinegar
- observe that the chicken bone in vinegar is softer and not as rigid as the bone soaked in water
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