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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Bones, bones and more bones
Last week I started the skeletal system with my 2nd level class. I was looking for a way to review with the students. I created 5 stations for the students to rotate through with different activities at each. They had 15 minutes at each station before rotating. The stations were: labeling a skeleton using tape; labeling bones on each other using tape; coloring bones on a worksheet; using play dough to shape bones and practice the cut lines, quadrant lines, and regions; and playing a match game with our skeletal vocabulary. The kids loved it! The biggest challenge was keeping the noise level down because they were excited about the change of pace. I will use this method again with a different chapter later on and change out the activities. I will probably make the groups smaller to keep noise down even though I will have to make another station. The students said that it was a great review and even though it took time to create and set up, I think it was fun and helped as a review for our test. :)
I like the activities you described on bones. I could use something very similar to this when I am teaching anatomy in cosmetology. Stations help break up the monotony of sitting still and learning. You found a very interesting way to hold their attention and help them review. This method sounds like a lot of fun for everyone. Thanks for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteWe just had a faculty meeting today and many of your bone activities is just what the administrators would like added to daily lessons. It was refreshing to hear how excited the students were about learning. It gave them an opportunity to review and for you to access there understanding of the material. I will definitely try this with some of the different sections. Wonderful ideas and very innovative. One of my favorites was the use of play dough. You have some wonderful ideas.
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