1. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will describe the muscular system by analyzing the stations to determine the muscles used.
What is the topic?
What will you be doing?
Why is this important?
How will you know if you have done well?

2. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will describe the muscular system by analyzing the stations and completing the tasks.
What is the topic? Muscular system
What will you be doing? stations
Why is this important? Understand more about ourselves, future career
How will you know if you have done well? Able to describe muscular system, completed work

3. Muscle Contraction

4. Muscle Contraction
What is necessary for the contraction cycle to occur? ATP and Calcium; stimulation—motor neuron impulse

5. Muscle Contraction
What is necessary for the contraction cycle to occur? ATP and Calcium; stimulation—motor neuron impulse
How does the muscle relax? Stimulation of the nerve stops.
Summarize the cycle in your own words. Write this in your own words. What is happening in the diagram? How do muscles contract?

6. Muscles and Exercise Complete the exercises as described. Be careful!
You may work individually or as a group.
You may stay close to your table or do the stations around the room.
Color the muscle(s) that are used in the exercise.
Label the muscles. (Station 16 is an excellent resource!)
Answer the exit ticket question.

8. Finished?
Complete the stations activities from 10/17 & 10/22 as necessary
Once you are finished with the stations, go to
This website works best on a laptop!
Click on “Muscular” underneath “Games by Body System”
Click on “Poke-A-Muscle” OR “Match-A-Muscle” and play.
Send a screenshot of your results to or once time is called.
Extra credit? Play other games related to the muscular system. Send me a screenshot of your results.
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