The Muscular System

Introduction

Welcome: The Muscular System

Description: With this WebQuest as your guide, you will be able to identify the major muscles of the body and their functions. After completing this WebQuest, you will work in groups to create a dance that addresses the three categories of muscles in the body.

Grade Level: 3

Curriculum: Health

Keywords: Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, Skeletal Muscle, Voluntary, Involuntary

Author: Ally Funk

Task

1. What are the three types of major muscles in the body?

2. What are the ten major Skeletal Muscles and their functions?

3. What are the differences between voluntary and involuntary muscles? Give two examples for each.

4. Name one exercise for each of the ten major skeletal muscles.

5. Work in a group of three to create a dance based on the "Pop See Ko" video, include three different types of muscles, identify the skeletal muscles that you are engaging during the dance. https://www.bing.com/search?q=pop+see+ko+gonoodle&form=EDGTCT&qs=LS&cvid=a2a5b1d5dd98433d97c91c597ec0ec56&pq=pop+see+k&cc=US&setlang=en-US&PC=HCTS

In order to answer the task questions, you and the other two people in your group will work through this WebQuest: you will watch the link to the "Pop See Ko" video, view the Muscular System diagrams, learn about different types of exercises to engage the ten major muscles of the body, and navigate through several educational health sites.

Process

Here's the step-by-step process you will use to identify the three types of muscles, and the ten major skeletal muscles in the body.

1. Background Knowledge: The Muscular System

The Three Types of Muscles:

http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/muscles.php

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/muscles.html

The Muscular System Diagram:

https://goo.gl/images/lZstgc

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/bfs-msactivity.html

What Are Muscles For?:

https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.asd.wednet.edu%2Fpioneer%2Fbarnard%2Fzpastprojects%2F00_01%2Fbs%2Fteam12%2Fmuscular%2Fmuscular.ppt

Exercises to Engage the Skeletal Muscles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5VMThf0sM4

Voluntary vs. Involuntary Muscles:

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/word-involuntary-muscle.html

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/voluntary-muscle

"Pop See Ko" Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMxtwzroMTQ

Instrumental "Pop See Ko" Video (for presentation):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCprLHcs6w4

Evaluation

Performance Rubric:

WebQuest Rubric

	Exceptional All points earned	Admirable -3 points	Developing -6 points	Needs Improvement -10 points
Use of Internet (Links Provided)	Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Web Quests Tasks Completed	All areas of the project were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. Project is interesting and completed.	The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a great deal of thought. (Between 75% and 100% complete)	The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a moderate level of thought. (Between 50% and 75% complete)	The project is incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the project, and/or project is less than 50% complete.
Time Use	Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work.	The group did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time and/or was highly disruptive.
Muscle Dance	The dance followed all of the guidelines outlined in the WebQuest, and all members of the group participated.	The dance followed most of the guidelines, and included at least two of the major muscles.	The dance followed some of the guidelines and included at least one of the major muscles, group participation varied.	The dance did not follow the guidelines and none of the major muscles were identified, group participation lacked.

Conclusion

Copy and paste the information below into a Word Document, print it out, and complete it at your desk, quietly.

Name ____________________

Subject ___________________

Date _____________________

Learning Log Questions

Please answer in complete sentences

1. What did I do in class today?

Give a brief description of your class activities.

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2. What did I learn?

There’s always something!

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3. What did I find most interesting?

“Nothing” is not an acceptable answer.

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4. What questions do I have about what I learned?

This is important- THINK!

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5. What was the point of today’s lesson?

Why would your teacher plan this activity?

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6. What connections can I make to previous learning?

Is there any connection to something you’ve learned in other classes, this class, perhaps something you thought about?

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Credits

Works Cited:

"Activity: The Muscles." KidsHealth. The Nemours Foundation, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017.

"Muscles-By KidsBiology.com" Muscles-By KidsBiology.com N. p., n. d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017.

"Your Muscles." KidsHealth. Ed. Steven Dowshen. The Nemours Foundation, Aug. 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2017.

Teacher Page

West Virginia State University

College of Professional Studies: Department of Education

LESSON PLAN FORMAT GUIDE (Updated 1/13)

Teacher Candidate Ally Funk Date March 16, 2017

School WVSU Grade/Subject 3rd Grade

Lesson Topic Muscular System

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/ STUDENT OUTCOMES

Students will identify major muscles of the body.
Students will create a dance using three major muscles.

WV CSOs

WE.3.101 Students will describe the major organs and functions of the body systems.

NATIONAL STANDARDS

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Overall Time - 45 minute Lesson

Introduction – 10 minutes

Body - 15 minutes

Closure - 20 minutes

STRATEGIES

Teacher led discussion, student inquiry, independent practice, cooperative partners

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION/ ADAPTATIONS/ INTERVENTIONS

There will be visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning.

PROCEDURES

Introduction/ Lesson Set

We will pull up the “Pop See Ko” video on GoNoodle for the students to follow. This is for the kinesthetic learners. After dancing with this video, we will begin the teacher led discussion. The following questions will be asked for discussion?

Did any part of your body burn when you did the things in this video?
What do you think is burning?
Muscles - do you know any muscles we just used?

Body & Transitions

Each student will get a clothespin.
On command, students will squeeze the clothespin.
They will feel the tension in the clothespin.
We will have a teacher led discussion about muscles contracting like the clothespin - addressing the three types of muscle. (chart)
- Smooth Muscle
- Cardiac
- Skeletal
Pass out picture for students to fill out as we learn the six major skeletal muscles.
After learning each new muscle, students will give examples of usage of that muscle.

Closure

Students will be in partners.
With the same GoNoodle video, students will create their own dance using at least three of the major muscles.
Students will have 10 minutes to create their dance.
Each group with perform.

ASSESSMENT

Diagnostic:

Students will answer discussion questions about muscles.(Objective 1)

Formative:

Students will fill out the muscle handout with the six major muscles. (Objective 1)

Summative:

Students will create their own dance using at least three major muscles. (Objective 2)

MATERIALS

GoNoodle, clothespins, handouts, crayons

EXTENDED ACTIVITIES

If Student Finishes Early

Individual students will not finish early because they are in groups. If a group finishes early, they will find other GoNoodle video using the major muscles.

If Lesson Finishes Early

We will learn the dances created by the groups.