Year 6. Unit 2. Sensitivity: The locomotor system

• Where is the femur? 
• In the leg.
• What bones make up the arm? 
• The humerus, the ulna and the radius.
• What is the name for the shoulder bone? 
• The clavicle is the shoulder bone.

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Let's watch this video to learn better about the musculoskeletal system:

skeletal system + muscular system

And finally… some extra information about movement!

• Which system is responsible for movement? 
• The locomotor system.
• What does the locomotor system consist of? 
• The skeletal system and the muscular system.
• What is cartilage? 
• An elastic material that covers the ends of the bones.
• What do ligaments do? 
• Hold bones and joints together.
• What do tendons do? 
• Join muscles and bones together.
• How do muscles move bones?
• They usually work in pairs, one contracts and the other relaxes.

1. Read the information presented in the class and here in the blog.

2. Complete the activities from the book (Unit 2)