Year: 7
Topic: Skeletal and Muscular systems
Module: 5
Assessment objective:
The parts of the human skeleton work as a system for support, protection, movement and
the production of new blood cells.
Antagonistic pairs of muscles create movement when one contracts and the other relaxes.
Content
The human
skeleton
Structure of
muscles and
joints
Antagonistic
pairs
Function of
major
muscle
groups
Label the main bones in the human body
Describe the function of the skeleton and how we can keep
bones healthy
Explain why not all living organisms have/require a skeleton
Label the main parts of joints
Describe the differences between types of joints
Explain the function of joints and why we need them
Define contract and relax
Make a model arm to show how the biceps and triceps work
together
Explain what happens when a muscle is damaged and how it
can be repaired
Practical
opportunities
Model
skeleton
Make
different
moveable
joints
Which muscles are needed to move which parts of the
human body
Assessment: You will be asked 3 recall based short answer questions and one longer
answer exam question.
Homework: You will have 3 homework sheets to complete. You will be asked to define 5-10
key words and answer 2 short answer questions.
The extension task will be a longer answer exam question