By MYRIAME HADDOUCHE

Skeletal system
Class rules
Learning objectives
• Know the function of the skeleton
• Know the names of the bones and their location
• Know bones composition

Key vocabulary
• Skull, stirrup, clavicle, sternum, rib cage, humerus, radius, ulna, carpals,
metacarpals, phalanges, spine (33 vertebrates), pelvic girdle, femur, fibula, tibia,
tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges.
• Calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, collagen, minerals.
STARTER ACTIVITY
• What do you think about
the pictures from the
presentation of the
lesson?
• Why I have made this
choice? what can be the
relation between them?
The skeleton =
2 main parts=
the axial and
appendicular
skeleton
Activity- questions
• 1st time video play: Take note about all the names of the bones we
have
• 2nd time, answer those questions:
• What are the 3 main functions of the bones :
• How many bones have an adult compare to a baby?
• What protect our heart and lungs?
• What are the longest bones in our skeleton?
• What are the components of the bones?
• The combination of collagen and calcium provide fle… and stre….
Activity- questions
• 1st time video play: Take note about all the names of the bones we have
• 2nd time, answer those questions:
• What are the 3 main functions of the bones : protection, give structure,
movements
• How many bones have an adult compare to a baby? Adults have 206 bones and a
baby 300 because baby bones are not joined.
• What protect our heart and lungs? Rib cage
• What are the longest bones in our skeleton? Spine, Femur.
• What are the components of the bones? Collagen, calcium carbonate, calcium
phosphate and minerals.
• The combination of collagen and calcium provide flexibility and strength.
 Bones are made up of:

Collagen is a protein that provides a soft framework, and calcium are minerals that adds strength and
hardens the framework. This combination of collagen and calcium makes bone strong and flexible
Game
• https://www.abcya.com/games/skeletal_system
Learn more
• ENTER:
https://www.wisc-online.com/l
earn/career-clusters/health-sci
ence/mea304/the-skeleton-bo
nes-joints

THEN CLICK ON “NEXT”, THIS

PAGE APPEAR
• When you select a name, it
shows you directly which
bones you are selecting
 Quiz 1

Enter the link:

• https://online.seterra.com/en-an/vgp/3
800
This page appear.
You have to find the bone that is
mentioned
Quiz 2
Enter the link
https://mrnussbaum.com/human-skeleton-interactive-quiz

This page appear

And when you go down,

this appear.

You have to match each

number with its bone
References • https://byjus.com/biology/skeletal-system/

•
https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/career-c
lusters/health-science/mea304/the-skeleton
-bones-joints