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Muscles, Bones, Joints Electronic Book |
Credits:
Steve Gandy steve@stevegandy.com
Linda Block-Gandy Linda.block-gandy@adams12.org
Janet Walter janet_walter@hotmail.com
VITAL INFORMATION
Subject Matter:
Language Arts (English), Science, Technology
Grades:
3
Software Application:
HyperStudio, Kid Pix, AppleWorks, StarOffice, PowerPoint
LESSON DESCRIPTION
Summary:
Students create an electronic book describing bones, muscles, and joints of the human body. Pictures and diagrams are created by students to further their explanations of these body parts.
State & National Standards:
CO- Colorado Academic Standards
Ç Subject : Science
Ç Standard 3: Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology)
Ç Key Idea 3.3: Students know and understand how the human body functions, factors that influence its structures and functions, and how these structures and functions compare with those of other organisms
Ç Grade/Level : Grades K-4
Performance Indicator : describing human body systems (for example, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, muscular);
Local Standards:
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS CONTINUUM
Standard #2 Productivity Applications: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
2D Multimedia - Uses basic creativity or authoring tools such as KidPix, HyperStudio, and/or PowerPoint to create a multimedia product
2D.1 Creates a picture story
Lesson Outcomes:
Students are able to describe the skeleton, muscles, and joints of the human body in text format.
Assessment:
This book can be developed as students work on the skeleton, muscles, or joints. It can also be used as a summative assessment at the end of the FOSS Human Body module.
Assessment/Rubrics:
Rubrics:
CLASSROOM & TIME MANAGEMENT
Student Prerequisites:
Students need to be able to write a descriptive paragraph.
Students need to have completed various sections of the FOSS Human Body unit before writing the text.
Lesson Preparation:
Class study of the human anatomy should be concluded or in progress before beginning this project. Resources from the classroom or Internet should be available for reference.
Time Frame:
6 class periods. 45 Min. per class.
Implementation Steps:
The students will be using a HyperStudio template document for this project called "Storybook". It consists of a title page and a blank graphic and text page. The pages already have navigation and "textbook" graphics embedded. The pages can be duplicated and should be before adding content. The students will need an introduction to using HyperStudio that includes:
Ç How to navigate between pages of the "stack"
Ç How to access the graphic text tools. The tools work in much the same way as the ones they already know so very little details about tool use is required.
Ç How to change from the editing tools to the Browse tool and what that means. They must use the Browse tool to navigate.
Ç How to access the saved project later. Since they are using the template document they may not know that they are using HyperStudio as their application. They may go back to the Storybook document button and launch a new blank document. Show how to launch HyperStudio directly and use File Menu > Open to locate their saved files.
Have them begin with the first content page not the title. There will be time to add the title and credit line at the end. Decoration of the title page can be time consuming and slow down the project if you allow it to happen first.
Have them format each page as a descriptive textbook page would be formatted. It should include a title and text that is appropriately formatted. The descriptive paragraphs for each type bone, joint, or muscle should be written first. The illustrate each page in the graphic area.
Proceed through list of topics.
Save often and print if desired.
RESOURCES
Lesson Resources:
FOSS Human Body Kit
FOSS Human Body Science Stories
Storybook blank HyperStudio Stack - screen shot - Download
STUDENT PRODUCT(S)
Product(s) Description:
Students create an electronic book describing bones, muscles, and joints of the human body. Pictures and diagrams are created by students to further their explanations of these systems and body parts.
REFLECTION
Comments:
A teacher could have students write an electronic book for just muscles, joints, or the skeleton.
The rubric might also be separated into Language Arts and Science rubrics, rather than a project rubric.
Note: The paragraphs for muscles, joints, and the skeleton can be spread over the pages to go with each of the student illustrations. (e.g., sentences on each type of joint could be on a page with a picture of each type of joint)
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Developed under a grant from Sun Microsystems, Inc. Open Gateways at Mountain View
Elementary School by Steve Gandy, Technology Coordinator - mountain.adams12.org/TISS
© 2003