Activity 1: “What are the

functions of the bones?”

Objective:
Describe the functions of the bones.

What you need:

Paper doll, masking tape, piece of wire

What to do:
Activity I-A “What is the function of the backbone?”
1. Prepare a paper doll on a piece of paper and cut it.
2. Let the paper doll stand on the table.
3. Attach the paper doll to the wire using a masking tape.
4. Now, find a partner (girl to girl/boy to boy) and ask him/ her to feel his/her
backbone.
5. Now, find a partner (girl to girl/boy to boy) and ask him/her to bend slightly
and feel his/her backbone.

Guide Questions:
1. Did the paper doll stand on its own? Why?
2. Did the paper doll stand when it was attached to the wire? Why?
3. What role did the wire play when it was attached to the paper doll?
4. What did you feel at the center back of your classmate?
5. Describe what you feel.
6. How is it similar to the wire that you attached to the paper doll?
7. Base from your model, what maybe the function of the backbone?
Activity I-B. “What is inside the
skull of the chicken?”

What you need:

Cooked chicken head and knife

What to do:
1. Remove the flesh of the chicken head and then wash it thoroughly.
2. Feel the skull. Identify and describe what you felt.
3. Open the skull with a knife carefully. Observe what is inside the skull. (Do this under
your teacher’s supervision.)
4. Feel and describe what is inside it.

Guide questions:
1. What is inside the skull of the chicken?
2. Draw what you have observed?
3. Describe what is inside.
4. Base on its texture, why must it be covered?
 Activity 3: “What are the bones that
protect the internal organs?”

Objectives:
1. Name the bones that protect the internal organs.
2. Identify and explain the functions of the bones in the body.

What you need:

Illustration of the skeleton

What to do:
1. Slide the palm of your hand from your forehead across the top of your head and
down just above the back of your neck.
2. Look at your shoulder, and your bones at the base of your neck at the mirror.
3. Feel the bones under your arm and down under the side of your body using your
fingers. Can you feel the bones of your body?
4. Inhale deeply and touch your bones in your chest.
5. Have a classmate stand straight. Feel the bones in the middle of his/her back. Press
gently the bones at the back. Let him/her bend forward and backward, to the left and to
the right.
6. Put your hands around your waist and feel the bones of your hips.
7. Identify the bones you have just felt. Write the names of the bones (Refer to the
illustration below.)

Guide Questions:
1. What are the bones that protect the internal organs?
2. Which set of bones protects the lungs and liver?
3. What organ is protected by the skull?
4. What is the function of the pelvic bones?
Activity 2: “How do bones and muscles allow us to move?”
Activity II-A “How muscles, joints and
bones work together?”

Objectives:
1. Recognize the importance of the bones and muscles to one’s body.
2. Explain how bones and muscles are connected and move.
3. Describe how the body moves in coordination with the bones and muscles.

What to do:
Perform the given activities below.
a) Bend forward, then raise your arms sideward.
b) Turn your head from left to right.
c) Sway your hips.
d) Bend your knees.
As you do the given activities, feel the bones affected by all the movements performed.

Guide Questions:
1. How many bones are involved in the movement?
2. Are the bones connected to each other?
3. What covers these bones?
4. How do muscles help the bones to move?
5. In summary, describe how the bones, muscles, and joints work together to help you
move.