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    Chapter 1.4 - Skeletons and Movement - Nicole

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    The document discusses the human skeleton and muscles. It explains that the skeleton grows as children develop until adulthood when bone growth stops. Babies are born with more bones that later fuse together. Strong, dense bones are developed through calcium intake, exercise, and weight-bearing activities. Muscles are attached to bones and allow movement by contracting and relaxing in pairs. Key muscles like the heart, lungs, and jaw are identified. The document concludes with an activity comparing muscle strength and a discussion on how muscles can be developed through exercise.

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    The document discusses the human skeleton and muscles. It explains that the skeleton grows as children develop until adulthood when bone growth stops. Babies are born with more bones that later fuse together. Strong, dense bones are developed through calcium intake, exercise, and weight-bearing activities. Muscles are attached to bones and allow movement by contracting and relaxing in pairs. Key muscles like the heart, lungs, and jaw are identified. The document concludes with an activity comparing muscle strength and a discussion on how muscles can be developed through exercise.

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    The document discusses the human skeleton and muscles. It explains that the skeleton grows as children develop until adulthood when bone growth stops. Babies are born with more bones that later fuse together. Strong, dense bones are developed through calcium intake, exercise, and weight-bearing activities. Muscles are attached to bones and allow movement by contracting and relaxing in pairs. Key muscles like the heart, lungs, and jaw are identified. The document concludes with an activity comparing muscle strength and a discussion on how muscles can be developed through exercise.

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    Chapter 1.4 - Skeletons and Movement - Nicole

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    The document discusses the human skeleton and muscles. It explains that the skeleton grows as children develop until adulthood when bone growth stops. Babies are born with more bones that later fuse together. Strong, dense bones are developed through calcium intake, exercise, and weight-bearing activities. Muscles are attached to bones and allow movement by contracting and relaxing in pairs. Key muscles like the heart, lungs, and jaw are identified. The document concludes with an activity comparing muscle strength and a discussion on how muscles can be developed through exercise.

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    Chapter 1.

    4 – Skeletons and movement


    RECAP!
    1. What is the skeleton?
    ______________________________________________________________________

    2. How many bones does a skeleton have?


    ______________________________________________________________________

    3. Name three bones in the body.


    ______________________________________________________________________

    4. What is the function of the skeleton? Name two functions.


    ______________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________

    5. What is an invertebrate?
    ______________________________________________________________________

    6. What is a vertebrate?
    ______________________________________________________________________

    7. Can bones move?


    ______________________________________________________________________

    8. Can we stand without bones? Why?


    ______________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________

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    Do skeletons grow?

    Who is taller? An adult or a child? An adult is taller! This is because their bones are not only
    bigger, but also longer than a child! As a child grows, their skeleton gets bigger as well! The bones
    in the skeleton grows and only stops growing when a person reaches adulthood.

    Did you know that babies have more bones than an adult? A newborn infant has around 300
    bones while an adult only has 206! This is because some of these bones will combine together
    as we grow.

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    ACTIVITY!

    Let us compare bone sizes! Use a measuring tape to measure the length of your bones! You can
    ask your friends to help you. Record the length of your bones and your friend’s bones in the table
    below.

    Name Forearm Shin (knee to Spine / cm Arm span / Leg length /


    (elbow to ankle) / cm cm cm
    wrist) / cm

    1. From the table, predict who is the tallest. __________________________


    2. Give a reason for you answer in (1).
    _________________________________________________________________________

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    3. Plot the arm span of each person into a bar chart.

    4. What can we conclude from this experiment?


    _________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________

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    How to grow healthy bones?

    Our bones grow until we become an adult. Certain foods and activities can help our bones grow
    longer and stronger too!

    Calcium is good for bones! What are some foods that


    have calcium?

    1) __________________
    2) __________________
    3) __________________

    Exercises such as hiking, jogging and dancing are


    also good for the bones! They help to make the
    bones stronger! We need to have strong bones to
    stay strong and healthy. Strong bones cannot
    ______________ easily and are heavy! Weak
    bones can _____________ easily.

    ACTIVITY: X-ray Skeleton

    Cut out the pieces of the X-ray from the last page and assemble it into a skeleton!

    Muscles

    Muscles are attached to bones. They are the part of


    the body helps you to move. We also use muscles
    to push and pull objects.

    Muscles are found all over the body. Most of them


    are found right under the skin, while others are deep
    within our body.

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    Determine if the activities need muscles or not. Tick the correct box.

    Activity Needs muscles Does not need muscles


    Running
    Sleeping
    Eating
    Blinking
    Thinking
    Talking

    Say cheese! Did you know that it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile?

    How Do Muscles Work?

    Muscles can do two actions: contract and relax

    When muscles contract, they get shorter and fatter. When they contract, they pull the bones that
    they are attached to, making the bone move.

    When muscles relax, they get longer and thinner.

    Muscles work in pairs. When one muscle


    contracts, the other muscle relaxes.

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    ACTIVITY

    1. Pick up a book with your hand.


    2. Hold your hand straight out.
    3. Feel the muscles in your upper arm.
    4. Bend your arm to pull the book towards you.
    5. Fell the muscles in your upper arm again.

    What do you feel?

    Experiment:

    Who is the strongest?

    1. Sit down on a chair with your legs stretched


    straight out. Place a heavy object on your
    feet.
    2. Start the timer.
    3. Hold your legs straight for as long as you can.
    4. When your knees bend, stop the timer.
    5. Record the time in the table below.

    Name Time (seconds)

    1. Suggest one thing that should be done to make sure the test was fair.
    _________________________________________________________________________

    2. Which student had the strongest muscle? Explain why.


    _________________________________________________________________________

    3. Predict how long it would take you to hold up a heavier object.


    _________________________________________________________________________

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    THINK!

    Where is the strongest muscle in the body?

    Important muscles

    Some of the muscles in our body are very important. They help up to move muscles in the body.

    For example:

    1) _________________- pumps blood throughout our body.


    2) _________________- helps us to breathe
    3) _________________- helps us to chew and talk

    Discuss! How do we make our muscles bigger?

    1) ____________________________________________________________________________

    2) ____________________________________________________________________________

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