The Human Body (Skeletal muscles)
Explore and investigate – question, ponder and
examine science around them. Exploring the living and non-living, use
scientific skills to create findings and solve hidden mysteries, develop an
understanding of the world around them and their loves, explore the impact of
science on society and to work through a scientific investigation.
Concept: Skeletal
muscles in our body stipulate movement.
Knowledge skill: Children will
learn about which muscles are used in specific movements, dance and exercises.
Inquiry skill: The children
will carry out investigations gathering information on the skeletal muscles in
our body and how they work together to stipulate movement. They will
investigate – ask questions, find evidence, explore diagrams and videos, and
synthesise the information into their own understanding using this to develop
their own ideas perceived about muscles and movement.
Literacy skill: Children learn
to validate information from multiple sources – books, internet (youtube
videos), people.
Skeletal muscle
This is, as the name suggests, the type of muscle
used to move our skeletons. Muscle tissue is attached to bones by strong
tendons, and we contract this muscle to move. We can decide to move these
muscles or not, so we say they are controlled voluntarily. We use
skeletal muscles to maintain our posture, and hold our bones in place.
Looking forward to what the children find out and
where their research will take them in their investigations of skeletal
muscles. Watch this space!
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