LEARNING HUB connecting Science curricula to everyday applications with LESSON PLANS, lab aids and more

Prior Knowledge/Preview

see the BONES Video CK-12

& Skeleton Summary CK-12

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Inquiry science

       Printable activity

The Skeleton Section 21.2 CK-12

       On-line activity

Skeleton Skeletal Systems Activity

P Foo

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LAB experiments

       Lab #1 Forensic Mystery: Pathology of Human Thigh Bones NMNH

       Lab #2 Bones in Space NASA

       Lab #3 Calcium in Bones Activity NASA

       Lab #4 Comparing Bone-density Loss Countermeasures NASA

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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:

Applications and examples

1. Muscle and bone in Space NASA

2. Bone loss investigated with transparent fish NASA

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EXTENSION material for the curious

Bone Physiology National Research Council

A detailed look at effects of spaceflight on body systems National Research Council

More about bones OpenText

Written in Bone Forensic Anthropology NMNH

What bones reveal Forensic Anthropology SI Learning Lab

Pathologies on human Femora (thigh bones) Smithsonian NMNH

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