Be prepared. This activity can get messy. You will need to caution
the students about accidentally ingesting the paint or splashing
it into their eyes. You will also need to remind them to use
only a small dab of paint and apply it solely to the region
of most likely contact.
ANSWERS
Part
1 - Inferring Structure
Tendons and Ligaments
3. Ligaments form bands of tissue that wrap joints, keeping
the bones together. Tendons are bands of tissue that attach
muscles to bones.
4. Tendon
5. Without bulky muscles, the hands remain small and agile
in ability. The powerful hand muscles are located within the
muscle bulk of the lower arm.
Part 2 - Distinguishing Grasps
Questions
2. The strength of the grip, the dexterity of movement, possible
uses for object held.
3.
Inked contact on the thumb and the pinky.
4. Number of fingers involved, extent of finger contact, extent
and shape of palm contact, the extent of opposable thumb and
pinky usage.
CURRICULUM
LINKS
| Life
science: |
| Tissues,
organs and systems, anatomy, adaptation, evolution |
| Physical
Science: |
| Mechanics,
motion |
| General
Science: |
| Observation,
inference, classification |
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NATIONAL
SCIENCE STANDARDS
| Science
As Inquiry |
5-8:
Abilities
necessary to do scientific inquiry,
Understandings about scientific inquiry |
9-12:
Abilities
necessary to do scientific inquiry,
Understandings about scientific inquiry |
| History
and Nature of Science |
5-8:
Science as a human endeavor |
9-12:
Nature of science |
| Life
Science: |
|
5-8:
Structure and function in living systems
Diversity
and adaptations of organisms
|
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9-12:
Behavior of organisms
Biological evolution
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