Muscular and Skeletal System Study
Grade 7 
Gallagher Middle School (site in progress 3/02)
This Assignment is given as part of our team unit on Asia.   Students will study one of the martial arts and analyze the skeletal and muscular involvement of one complex move.  This will be presented according to a variety of criteria listed on the class rubric (link below). 
Project Description
Rubric

 
 
Students may choose from the following 
Martial Arts forms for their research:
Kung Fu
Karate
Tai Kwan Do
Judo
Tai Chi
Aikido
 

 
Resource Sites on Skeletal System
Skeletal System
  
Encarta Article: Skeletal System
More skeletal system - includes ligaments and joints, etc. 
The Virtual Skeleton
Build a human skeleton!
Electronic Textbook on 
The Human Skeleton
Kids Health : Bones

 
 
Resource Sites on Muscular System
Muscular System

Types of Muscles and Muscle Tissue
"Innerbody" Muscular System
Muscles: Bundles of Energy
Think Quest Muscular System
 Muscular System Elementary Themes