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Unit:
Give Your Bones A Break
Topic: Bone Anatomy/Bone Health
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Rationale:
Students will recognize changes in skeletal development and bone health (including bone density) across the life span, along with the roles of genetics and healthy choices in preserving our bones.
Keywords: density, bone ratio, osteoporosis, demineralization, fracture rate, halloween, day of the dead, jolly roger, skeleton, skeletal structure, etymology
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Lessons & Activities | Overview | Objectives | Evaluation | Subjects | Funding
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Overview and Background Information
Unit Overview and Background Information for Teachers
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Unit Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Explore the cultural and historical significance and symbolism of the skeleton
- Investigate bone names and their origins
- Predict skeletal measurements using ratios and proportions
- Determine structure and function of skeleton and bones
- Examine changes in the skeleton across the life span
- Analyze the gross anatomy of bone and bone tissue
- Explain the relationship between osteoblasts and osteoclasts
- Compare and contrast normal and disordered osteoblast/osteoclast activity
- Determine density of bone specimens and compare differences from epiphysis to diaphysis
- Calculate fracture rates, then graph and interpret data
- Sequence illustrations depicting loss of connectivity resulting in osteoporosis
- Graph coordinates in the "Bone Changes Across the Life Span" graph and determine point relationships to the "fracture threshold"
- Construct understanding of the genetic and environmental factors influencing the development of the disease, osteoporosis, by playing the "OsCosts ® " Game
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Unit/Lesson Evaluation
"Give Your Bones a Break" Entire Unit Pre Test
"Give Your Bones a Break" Entire Unit Post Test
"Give Your Bones a Break" Entire Unit Answer Key
"Give Your Bones a Break" Lessons 2, 4, & 5 Pre/Post Test
"Give Your Bones a Break" Lessons 2, 4, & 5 Pre/Post Test Answer Sheet & Key
Activity 5C: Os Costs: Banking on Healthy Bones Pre/Post Test
Activity 5C: Os Costs: Banking on Healthy Bones Pre/Post Test Answer Sheet & Key
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Funding
Positively Aging® Curriculum Program Funding 1997-2008:
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Aging
Science Education Partnership Award
Grant # R25 RR 18549
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