Jeremy Hileman

Nicole Schmidt
Leah Talley
Performance Assessments

Related Objectives (from prior lessons):

1.The students will be able to identify the bones on a skeleton by watching a video
and completing a group activity.

2.The student will be able to identify the different movable joints by completing a
foldable and watching a brain pop video.

3.The students will be able to apply their knowledge of the functions of joints in a
movement-based activity.

4.The students will be able to identify the different types of muscle and joint injuries
by completing a crossword puzzle.

5.The students will be able to explain ways to prevent muscle and joint injuries by
completing the inquiry activity.

Assessment:
Form groups and create a poster, video, or other student-created and teacher teacher-approved
project (other examples may be: songs, poems, games, etc)

Instructions:
Students will form groups of four and create a poster, video, or other teacher-approved project
about a chosen joint. The students will use their notes from class as well as research their assigned
joints . They will then present their project to their classmates.

Standards:
10.1.3.B: Identify and know the location and function of the major body organs and systems.

CC.1.4.3.V: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

Some Topics for the Students to go Over on Their Project are…

-Where in the body is this joint located?

-What are some common injuries that occur with this joint?
-What bones are a part of this joint?
-Fun facts about this joint
 Joint Project
(20pointspossible)
Directions:
In groups of four you will create a poster, video, song, or other teacher-
approved project about your assigned joint. It is your group’s job to use
your knowledge from what we have learned so far as well as gather new
knowledge from the research that you do on your joint to create your
project. Make an engaging project to present to your classmates and
have fun doing it!

Some pieces to think about including in your project:

- Your joints name
-Pictures of your joint-
-The type of joint (gliding, pivot, ball and socket, or hinge)
-The bones that help to make up the joint
-Common injuries or possible injuries that are seen with this joint
-Fun Facts and other information about the joint… Any extra
information or facts about your joint that we did not learn in class that
you think is interesting!
 Rubric for Grading the Joint Project

4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Pictures Three or more Two pictures One picture of No pictures
pictures of of your joint your joint provided with
your joint included in included in your
included in your project your project presentation
your project presentation presentation
presentation
Information Joint name, Joint name, Two of the Missing two or
type of joint, type of joint three- Joint more of the
bones that and bones that name, type of joint name,
make up the make up the joint and type of joint
joint as well as joint present bones that and bones that
other useful but missing make up the make up the
information other useful joint are joint
present information present
Group Contributed to Mostly Rarely Did not
Research the group contributed to contributed to contribute to
research and the group the group the group
worked well research and research and research and
with partners worked well did not work worked poorly
to find new with partners very well with with group
information on to find new partners to members
your joint information on find new
your joint information on
your joint
Neatness & Project was Project was Project was Project was not
Creativeness clearly legible mostly legible somewhat legible or
or audible and or audible with legible or audible and
showed few mistakes, audible and contained
creativeness and showed contained many mistakes
creativeness some mistakes
or was not
creative
Fun Facts The group The group The group The group
included at included 3 fun included 1-2 included no
least 4 fun facts about fun facts about fun facts about
facts about their joint in their joint in their joint in
their joint in their their their
their presentation presentation presentation
presentation