Resources

Here is a summary of all the resources I used in order to complete my allocated
quesitons as an individual:

• Why do we need it? (Skeleletal System):
• The Skeletal System, August 16th 2010, Ahttp://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/humananatomy/skeletal/skeletalsystem.html. 

• Why do we need it? (Muscular System):
• eHow, 17th August 2010, http://www.ehow.com/about_5086848_functions-muscular-system.html.
• Muscular System, 17th August 2010,  http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/find/content/muscular.html.

          How does it work? (Muscular & Skeletal System):

• eHow, August 17th 2010, http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4564071_skeletal-system-work.html

Planning

Here is an example of some of the slides for the powerpoint presentation,
created on Microsoft PowerPoint.

Planning/Decisions

• Joy collected her information of her questions and added them to a powerpoint... after doing so, she sent the powerpoint to myself to edit and to add my answers to my questions to it.
• Right now, I am working on the powerpoint by editing it and combining Joy's and my own work into the one powerpoint.
• Tomorrow, I will be collecting Christine and Rhyanonn's answers to add it to the powerpoint presentation.
• So far, three quaters of the powerpoint presentation is completed.
• Making of a script is being decided to wether to do so or not

Brief research on Muscular/Skeletal System: How does it work?

Now, i shall be starting on my second 2nd question which is Question 3.
Question 3: How does it work? Here you could for example create a flow diagram outlining how the system should work if the individual is healthy.
Background information: Our skeletal system works to support our body. As humans,
we are vertebrates (we have bony jonted endoskeletons) Endoskeleton: a frame within
the body that provides support for the body as it continually grows and develops.

• The skeletal system works within us as it provides protection, support and your blood cell formation. It also stores minerals and energy and allows us to move.
• It is covered with muscles that give us the ability to move. Through tendons, muscles are attached to the bones
• Bones and muscles work as one through a series of impulses and signals communicated through the brain and skeletal muscles
• For us to move, the nervous system signals the skeletal muscle to make a movement. When doing so, the movement causes the bone/s to follow along… causing your every day movements.
• Bibliography: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4564071_skeletal-system-work.html
• http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4564071_skeletal-system-work.html

Brief research on Muscular System: Why do we need it?

Today, I plan to finish my research so that Joy and myself can start
on the powerpoint presentation.

Question 1: Why do we need it? Describe what the body system does for you, what functions does it perform?

MUSCULAR SYSTEM (Basic Information):

•  The human body contains over 650 individual muscles in which they are attached to the skeleton. (the skeleton provides a pulling power that gives us the ability to move around)
• It's main job is to provide movement for the body (just as the skeletal system)
• It consists of 3 different types of muscle tissues (skeletal, cardiac and smooth)
• Each of these tissues have various abilites to contract, allowing the human body to move and function
• 40% of our weight can make up to be the muscles within our body
• Cardiac Muscles: Found in the heart (in the form of a involuntary muscle) It keeps the heart pumping and it pumps blood through our body. (Involuntary muscles line the internal organs of the body. Also known as the 'smooth' muscles that control things such as our stomach, etc.
• Voluntary Muscles: used when throwing balls, walking, running and lifting various objects, etc. Also known as the 'skeletal' muscles. They are controlled by the signals of our brain, allowing the trigger of the contraction... performing the desired movement.
• Functions:- The muscular system has various roles towards the human body.
  - It is made up of muscles, joints, tendons, bones and ligaments that give continual support to the internal organs
  - These systems work together to provide our body with movement, posture, etc.

Bibliography: http://www.ehow.com/about_5086848_functions-muscular-system.html http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/find/content/muscular.html

Brief research on Skeletal System: Why do we need it?

Today our group decided the ways the task will be completeled before
the due date.

• Christine & Rhyannon: Christine and Rhyannon will be completing the class hand out section of this task. We decided that as a pair, they will work together to get the class hand out completeled before the due date.
• Joy & Myself: Joy and myself will have the job of completing the powerpoint presentation section of this task. As a pair, we will collect all the information researched by the entire group and put it all together as a powerpoint.

Question 1: Why do we need it? Describe what the body system does for you, what functions does it perform?

SKELETAL SYSTEM: (Basic information)

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  Without our bones, we wouldn't be able to move, jump or even get of of our seats
• 
  
  We need our bones to help protect other parts of our body, it gives it stucture and shape
• 
  
  For example: our skull protects our brain and our rib cage protects our heart and lungs
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  When you were born, you were born with more than 300 bones... but the moment you stop growing, you'll have 206
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  Your bones live just as well as you, they grow as you get older
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  It gives us the ability to move
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  Various functions include:
  - The Skeletal System protects the vital organs (brain is protected by the skull, heart and lungs protected by the rib cage)
  - Bones in our body act as a storage area for minerals such as calcium
  - Blood cells are produced by the marrow (located in some bones)

In conclusion, without our bones we wouldn't have no abosute body movement at all... we would pretty much be walking this earth as some BLOB!

Bibliography: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/humananatomy/skeletal/skeletalsystem.html

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Planning/Decisions

Today we allocated questions to answer for each group member
for our presentation. Questions allocated per group member is as follows:
Question 1 & 3: Myself
Question 2: Christine (1 question only allocated to her as it is a rather harder question)
Question 4 & 5: Joy
Question 6 & 7: Rhyannon

• Today our group had to search for Skeletal and Muscular System books as the school library as the computers weren't running
•  Photocopies of the science assesment sheets were contributed to the members of the group
• Some relevant information found in books for our own allocated questions
•  Further reading needed in books to find more information to answer questions allocated.

Books found/borrowed:
The Skeleton & Movement, Steve Parker
Muscles, Steve Parker
(sources/books from school library)