Next Generation Science Standards for K-2:
K-LS1-1 Earth and Human Activity: Use observations of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
During this unit on the understanding of our skeletal system, students will learn about the need for a healthy skeleton to support and protect our bodies’ various systems.
K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Students will experience, through development and design, that bones can become fractured or amputated and that, with design and innovation, we can work to repair the affected areas.
K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Students will create a die-cast model of a human skeleton to understand that the shapes of our bones are connected to their function in our bodies and are those specific shapes are for efficient and effective use. When those shapes are affected by damage, we can design models to help preserve the function.
K-2-ETS1-3 Engineering Design: Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
As the students learn from the text Bones, students will analyze the ways that we can help our bones, through technology and innovation.
New Haven District Inquiry Standards:
A INQ.1 Make observations and ask questions about objects, organisms and the environment.
During the introduction of this unit and throughout, the students will generate a series of questions to investigate as they participate in the series of activities designed to explore and discover information about the skeletal system.
A INQ.2 Use senses and simple measuring tools to collect data.
Students will use measuring tools to compare the length and diameter of the major bones of the human body.
A INQ.3 Make predictions based on observed patterns.
Students will participate in testing models of bones they create. They will make predictions on the actions of their models and adjust designs based on the results.
A INQ.4 Read, write, listen and speak about observations of the natural world.
Students will document their findings throughout the unit