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Give Your Bones a Break

Activity 1C: "In Memory Of…"
Topic: Bone Anatomy/Bone Health

Part of:
Unit: Give Your Bones A Break
Lesson: Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones

 

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Dough Recipe Sheet

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culture, memorial, death, play dough, modeling dough, calacas, art, halloween, venn diagram, clay model, el dia de los muertos, day of the dead, hispanic

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Activity Description

Explain to students that in celebrating "El Día de los Muertos" in the Hispanic culture, recognition is given to the occupation of the deceased individual by way of a calaca, a handmade "Day of the Dead" figurine, to honor the deceased. Students will design either a three-dimensional calaca, or a mask representing the individual (see "Dough Recipe Sheet"). When the dough is dry, add skeletal features with black magic marker. Students will present their models to the class explaining: which person the model represents, the occupation of the individual, and why the student chose this particular person.

 

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