Joints, Tendons & Ligaments
Explain biomechanics — the interaction between skeleton and muscles at joints, including the roles of tendons (attach muscle to bone) and ligaments (attach bone to bone)
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Joints, Tendons & Ligaments means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: A simple body outline printout or drawing; Pencil and labels. 1. Say the goal of Joints, Tendons & Ligaments in plain words once. 2. Adult points to one organ or system and names its job in plain words. 3. Child labels three parts and says the job of each. 4. Fresh check: one fresh organ/system job. Record and stop. Done: three correct labels with a job sentence each. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Bones, Muscles & Joints
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Check understanding
- Distinguishes between tendons and ligaments and gives the function of each
- Describes how a synovial joint works (e.g. the knee or elbow)
- Explains how force is transmitted from muscle through tendon to bone to produce movement
“If your child hurt their knee playing sport, could they explain what a ligament and a tendon are, where each is found, and what would happen if one got damaged?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
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