March 16, 2015
What does your skeleton look like?
Students discussed what was under their skin, after completing a wall mural about animals on the farm. Students were practicing measurement and identifying things that are small and tall. One of the students asked how big the horses bones were under their skin. Student M said: They are really big, they help him walk. Student B said: We have bones under our skin, they are strong. Student J said: They help us walk too!
The conversation and discovery of bones created a project. What does your skeleton look like to you? Students used noodles to create their own skeletons. They also wanted to create a skeleton that was life size. They asked to measure some of the students in the room. Students selected three students. They decides to pick them by height. Everyone lined up in the class and they determined who was the tallest, smallest and who was in between. They traced the outline of the three students.
They chose to look at a skeleton to help them identify and draw the bones in their own body.
We also had some 6th grade students help with the project. They used the arms of the older students to paint their leg bones and used their hands for feet. It was up to the students to determine how they created the skeleton and they chose paint. The 6th graders were there to learn about community service and helping others.
Student M:We used the 6th grade students arm for our legs. Teacher: Why did you use their arms?
Student M: Their arms are longer than mine!
