Jointed Skeletons
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What will we be learning?
Content
• The differences between an endoskeleton, an exoskeleton and a hydrostatic skeleton.
• The parts of the human skeleton.
• The difference between good and bad posture.
• What bones are made of and how they grow, renew and repair.
• If, and how you can move the parts of your skeleton.
• What types of muscles you have.
• Which sports-related injuries there are and how to prevent them.
Language
• Compare and contrast different types of skeletons, joints, muscles and sports-related injuries.
• Give instructions to correct bad posture using appropriate linking words.
• Describe the process of how an antagonistic muscle pair works using appropriate linking word
Skills (as practised in the exercises in your workbook)
• Read, interpret and use data from tables, graphs and charts.
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