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Boost your science lessons with this Key Stage 2 lesson focusing on the Purpose of the Skeleton for Movement and Protection. This resource provides a complete package, featuring a lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation, and two activity worksheets. Designed to foster a deep understanding, students will learn to name and locate some of the bones, organs, and joints in the human body. They will also explain how the skeleton supports, protects, and helps us to move. The lesson uses practical application, as children explore their own joints and the movements they allow. For added challenge, an extension activity prompts the explanation of the role of the skeleton and the muscular system.

Resource Highlights:
★ Lesson Plan: A detailed guide for a smooth teaching experience.
★ PowerPoint: An attractive visual aid to reinforce concepts and spark curiosity.
★ Activity Worksheets: Carefully designed sheets for interactive and hands-on learning.
★ Practical Application: Move beyond theory as students investigate their own joints and the movements they enable.
★ Extension Activity: Challenge students with an additional task that requires the explanation of the role of the skeleton and the muscular system.

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Tags: KS2, Key Stage 2, Science, Skeleton, Bones, Organs, Joints, Movement, Protection, Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, Activity Worksheets, Muscular System, Education.

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Skeletons and Muscles - KS2 Science Unit - 8 Lessons

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your Key Stage 2 pupils about the human body and how it works? Do you want to save time and money by having ready-made, high-quality lessons that cover the skeleton and muscles? If so, this bundle is perfect for you! This bundle includes 8 science lessons that explore the wonders of the skeleton and muscles, from the structure and function of bones and joints, to the types and roles of muscles, to the diversity of animal skeletons. Each lesson is designed for KS2 pupils, and includes: A detailed lesson plan with learning objectives, success criteria, starter, main input, activities, challenge, and plenary. ★ A PowerPoint presentation with clear explanations, examples, and questions to guide your teaching. ★ Engaging activity sheets, worksheets, and cards to reinforce learning and assess understanding. ★ A challenge or extension activity to differentiate and challenge your pupils. With this bundle, you will be able to: ★ Teach your pupils about the six main groups of animals, and their characteristics and adaptations. ★ Help your pupils create their own paper skeleton, and learn the names and functions of bones and organs. ★ Foster a deep understanding of how the skeleton supports movement and protection, and how it is connected to the muscular system. ★ Show your pupils how muscles move bones, and create a working model of a bicep and tricep. ★ Explore the differences between involuntary and voluntary muscles, and how they affect our actions and reactions. ★ Delve into the diversity of animal skeletons, and compare and contrast endoskeletons, exoskeletons, and hydrostatic skeletons. ★ Stimulate scientific inquiry and investigation skills, and explore the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. ★ Consolidate scientific vocabulary and concepts, and reflect on what they have learned. This bundle is aligned with the national curriculum, and covers the objectives of working scientifically and living things and their habitats. It is a great way to introduce or revise the topic of the skeleton and muscles, and to foster curiosity and critical thinking in your pupils. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your science curriculum and empower your pupils to explore the amazing world of the human body. Download this bundle today and get ready to inspire your pupils with these fun and informative lessons! SEO tags: skeleton, muscles, bones, joints, animals, KS2, science, living things, habitats, working scientifically.

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