ERIC Number: EJ964274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 8
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Skeletal Relations: A School Librarian, a Teacher, and a Scientist Develop an Anatomy Lesson--with Games!--for Third Graders
Wolf, Sara; Sumner, Andrea M.; de Freitas, Michelle
Knowledge Quest, v40 n1 p34-41 Sep-Oct 2011
Creating a game for third-grade students that school librarians and teachers can use in their school libraries and classrooms is a unique challenge, especially if that game is based on teaching anatomy. But that's exactly what an instructional team from Auburn University in Alabama decided to do. The team--which consisted of a school librarian who is willing to try anything, a scientist who studies how living things move, and a professor who values collaboration and demonstration over lecture--put together a lesson that integrates technology and content with pretzels, Twizzlers candy, and an online game reminiscent of Whack-A-Mole. This article discusses "Edible Skeleton", an anatomy lesson that teachers and school librarians can use to teach basic human anatomy to third-grade students. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: School Libraries, Anatomy, Grade 3, Team Teaching, Scientists, Librarians, Educational Games, Lesson Plans, Curriculum Development, Instructional Development, Partnerships in Education, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Science Course Improvement Projects, Educational Psychology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 3
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Language: English
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