Year level: 7-11
Duration: 1 hour
Curriculum: Any
Objective: Students will recognise and name major muscles in the human body.
Materials:
Projector and screen
Whiteboard and markers
Introduction (10 minutes):
See which muscles your students already know with this video
Students will need a pen and paper or sticky note
Presentation (20 minutes):
Use this PowerPoint to show major muscles with diagrams and charts.
Talk about where these muscles are and what they do.
Explain why knowing about major muscles is useful for understanding our bodies.
Activity - Muscle Identification (15 minutes):
Give each student anatomical diagram
Have students label the muscles individually or in pairs.
Review correct answers using the PowerPoint.
Application - Muscle Game (15 minutes):
Get your students to Google 'Poke a Muscle'
This is a super fun game that helps learn the muscles of the body
Homework/Extension (Optional): Challenge students to complete level 3 of 'Poke a Muscle' (This is probably university level knowledge but students love a challenge!)
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