KS3 ~ Year 7 ~ Skeleton

This lesson is designed for the Activate KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 B1.2 Module on ‘Structure & Function of Body Systems’

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The lesson begins with a video of a song about bones, students can watch the video a couple of times whilst trying to fill in a worksheet to label the main bones of the body. Once students have tried to do this, they can check their work against the answers included in the PowerPoint.

Next, students are introduced to the structure of a bone - living tissue which is comprised of hard and spongy parts, along with bone marrow. Students can take some time to sketch a cross-section of the bone into their books, adding labels of these three main parts.

The next part of the lesson focuses on the function of the skeleton, firstly students are asked to ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas about the function of a skeleton. After a short class discussion students can feed their ideas back to class and the answers are revealed for students to mark and correct their work. To summarise the main functions, students should complete the ‘copy and complete’ task, this can be marked using the mark scheme included.

Lastly, in pairs students will read some information about vertebrates and how to protect the skeleton. Students will need to answer a set of questions using this information, they can complete the task in their books and talk to their partner for help. The mark scheme for the task is included in the PowerPoint presentation so students can mark their work once it is complete.

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