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Footy Fit - The Mechanical Body
Lesson5 of 9 in this unit
PrimaryYear 3 - 6Health and Physical EducationHealthPhysical EducationSocialMental HealthPhysical HealthSocial Action
Lesson Summary
What do elastic bands, straws and balls of Blu-Tack have to do with how our body moves? This lesson looks into the machinery of the body, using artistic methods to give a visual insight into the hidden workings of how muscles and joints move and act under different conditions. Students will see what a torn hamstring actually looks like below the skin; the processes that actually go into moving their leg to kick a football; and why a knee moving sideways rather than forward and back can lead to a serious injury.
The health and fitness-related tasks undertaken throughout the Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge lessons are gamified, providing incentivised learning opportunities and allowing for some personalisation. Therefore, we recommend students complete the full Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge unit to benefit from the full experience, completing this lesson first.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the role and limitations of muscles and joints in the movement of the human body
- understand how the muscles can change state with stretching, and the effect this can have on injuries
- understand how the push/pull dynamic of muscles works to move our bones
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify the location of muscles and joints around the body
- identify the push/pull dynamic in two different muscle pairs (bicep/tricep and quadricep/hamstring)
- demonstrate how muscle injuries can occur
- identify the movement of different joints around the body
- demonstrate and explain their understanding using artistic methods of presentation
Lesson Guides and Printables
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