Bones and Muscles Move You: A Mini Med School Self-Paced Class
Dr. Robin
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In this 4-session online self paced course, students will explore the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, and muscles. The lessons will culminate in a chicken dissection! #academic
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
This 4-session self paced course provides a deep dive into the musculoskeletal system. Each week will include a recorded lesson covering the topic in detail. There will be no live zoom meetings so all interaction will occur asynchronously in the classroom. I assume that learners have no prior knowledge on the subject. I use models and a really neat vintage moving xray to demonstrate the concepts and students will create their own models, take notes, or draw out the topic on paper. I do...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Intro to BonesWhat are bones, what are the different types of bones, and what do they do? During the recorded lesson, students will explore the different types of bones and their functions and create a summary.Week 2Lesson 2Intro to JointsWhat are joints, what are the different types of joints, and what do they do? During the recorded lesson, students will explore the different types of joints and their functions and create a summary. The lesson includes vintage footage of a moving xray (open source) together with a discussion of what we're seeing.Week 3Lesson 3Intro to MusclesWhat are muscles and what do they do? During the recorded lesson, students will explore the different types of muscles and how skeletal muscles work. Students will create a model or drawing of a joint with muscles.Week 4Lesson 4Chicken DissectionWhy a chicken? What is similar and different between a chicken's anatomy and a human's anatomy? Students can do their own dissection or draw a diagram of what they see from my dissection. I use a regular roasting chicken that can be obtained from a grocery, market, or butcher. Students will post a photo of their dissection or drawing in the classroom and respond to a prompt based on the material.
This class is taught in English.
Students will gain a basic understanding of the musculoskeletal system. More importantly, students will leave the class with an appreciation of the amazing function of their bodies and how they move.
As a family physician with a decade in private practice, I love teaching young people about how their bodies work. I believe that people who understand their bodies will take better care of them.
Homework Offered
* Learners will complete a model, drawing, or written notes during each class * Learners will post a photo of their model, drawing, or written notes in the classroom * Learners will be asked to answer a prompt before and after the recorded lesson every week, which will be a guessing game, a question related to the material *Learners will have an additional video for a real- life lesson extension and answer a discussion question about this0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
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Grades Offered
This format is ideal for a variety of learning needs and I'm happy to help adjust expectations or resources to work well for your learner.
Please read through the class description for a more detailed explanation. All learners will need paper or model making supplies for demonstrating bones and joints If your learner will be creating the same model as I use for muscles, they will need three pieces of cardstock, scissors, tape, and balloon-animal balloons. But they can choose to make their model out of anything they want. If your learner wants to complete a dissection (optional), then they will need a cooking chicken. The chicken might be frozen so plan ahead to have time to thaw if needed. Your student will also need dissection equipment such as a tray, sharp scissors, gloves, eye protection. I demonstrate using only dissection scissors. I do a fair amount of blunt dissection, which requires scissors with a fairly sharp tip. Please read through the parental guidance for safety warnings.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
This class includes an optional dissection. Please note that dissection involves cutting chicken tissue with sharp instruments. Those sharp instruments are just as capable of cutting your learner's fingers! Please only allow your learner to do any dissecting themselves if they are already competent with sharp instruments. I did the entire dissection with a good pair of sharp dissecting scissors. Even if your learner is quite capable, please observe them the entire time they are working with sharp instruments or raw meat and make sure they clean up properly afterwards to prevent injury or disease. Nothing in this class will be or is intended to be medical advice. This is merely educational in nature and will be a surface-level overview. Your student will not be coming out of this class knowing anything about how to diagnose or treat any conditions and we will not be discussing any personal medical questions/needs. Students should come with general questions about the topic.
Hi! I'm Dr. Robin! I'm a family physician and I love teaching people about how their body works. I believe that when people understand their body, they will take better care of it so I created Dr. Robin's School and also teach pre-med classes...
Self-Paced Class
$15
weekly or $60 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher feedback
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 18 learners
Ages: 8-13
