Sunday 24 July 2016

8.9 Questions on the Skeletal and Muscular System

8.9 Students Brainstormed a number of questions that they had in regard to The Skeletal and Muscular system. 

It is our challenge to see if we can answer them.



  • Why do we have a coccyx bone?
  • Why is our nose made out of cartilage?
  • How many bones do we have?
  • Why do we grow?
  • How do bones heal?
  • Why do some of our bones crack?
  • Why does our collarbone break easily?
  • Why are bones bones?
  • Why are our bones white?
  • Why are our bones so fragile?
  • Is arthritis a myth?
  • Why do we blink?
  • What is double jointed?
  • Why do we sweat?
  • What makes our muscles grow?
  • How do the muscles in our pelvis grow/change during childbirth?
  • What does muscle look like?
  • What would happen if we didn’t have muscles?
  • Why do you have to stretch?
  • What causes bruising?

Skeletal and Muscular System - Chicken Wing Dissection - Thurs 21st July

On Thursday 21st July - we dissected a chicken wing to understand how the muscular and skeletal system work together to give is movement.