Subject : Science

Topic : Our Wonderful Body 1

Part 2: Our Skeleton

Level : Primary 4

Duration : 2 periods (1 hour)

• To identify and name the sense organs
• To state the function of each sense organ

Pupils are able to:

• State that the skeleton is made up of bones of different shapes and sizes
• State the three functions of the skeleton:

• skeleton supports the body
• skeleton protects the vital organs inside the body
• bones together with muscles enable the body to move

• identify a few major bones (eg: skull, ribcage, backbone) of our skeleton
• identify a few major joints (eg: elbow, knee and wrist joints) that connect bones together in our skeleton

1. Acquisition of knowledge
2. Prediction
3. Problem solving

1. Title of Courseware : Welcome to Bodyland (IVI Publishing)

2. Worksheets 1 and 2

Full Computer Laboratory

1. Arouse the interest of pupils pertaining to Our Skeleton by posing the following questions in succession:

1. What are these hard parts that are found in your body? (Get pupils to feel

by pressing hard on their heads and legs.)

2. Do you think there are many bones in our body? (To get pupils to realise

that there are many bones of different shapes and sizes.)

3. Now you know that our body has many bones. These bones are joined

1. Introduce the courseware, Welcome to Bodyland, to pupils at this juncture.

3. Tell pupils that they can find out the answers easily on their own from the

courseware. Show pupils how to get into "Bony Boulevard" of the

courseware.

1. Inform pupils to click on the "Open Book" icon to find out more about the

skeleton.

2. Instruct pupils to complete Worksheet 1 based on the courseware. Give pupils about 20 minutes to complete the worksheet.
3. Gather pupils to the front after they have completed Worksheet 1. Get them to show how they move parts of their body. Get pupils to realise that joints are involved in these actions.
4. Then ask pupils to name a few joints that they are familiar with e.g. elbow, knee, neck and finger joints.
5. Inform pupils to complete Worksheet in 5 minutes.
6. Summarise by going over the answers to Worksheets 1 and 2.