1. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will describe the various bone fractures and the healing process by analyzing a model.
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 various bone fractures and the healing process by analyzing a model.
What is the topic? Fractures and healing process
What will you be doing? Analyzing a model
Why is this important? Real life, future career, understand our bodies better
How will you know if you have done well? Able to describe fractures and healing process, completed work

3. Fractures
What is a fracture?

4. Bone Fractures What is a bone fracture?
A fracture is a break, rupture, or crack in the bone.
May be:
complete (bone breaks into two or more pieces)
incomplete (bone is cracked by not broken into pieces)
compound (bone breaks through the skin and is exposed).

5. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D E F G H I
A is a representation of normal bone. There is no fracture.

6. Types of Bone Fractures A B
B is a transverse fracture.
Something applies force at a right
angle to the bone.

7. Types of Bone Fractures A B C
C is an oblique fracture.
Caused by intense force
at an angle.

8. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D
D is a spiral fracture.
Caused by severe
twisting force.

9. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D E
E is a comminuated
fracture.
Intense pressure and
force.

10. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D E F
F is an avulsion fracture.
Forceful contraction of a muscle. Common in athletes and those who do not warm up before a workout.

11. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D E F G
G is an impacted fracture.
Too much pressure on two extremities

12. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D E F G H
H is a fissure.
Usually caused by over-usage/stress.

13. Types of Bone Fractures A B C D E F G H I
I is a greenstick fracture.
The bone bends and cracks but does not break. Usually from a fall. Common in children under 10.

14. Types of Bone Fractures

15. The Healing Process

16. The Healing Process
Using the graphic and information, describe the healing process in your own words.

17. Bone Fractures Activity
Use the materials (face paint) and a volunteer from your
group.
Create one of the fractures on the volunteer’s arm
(radius or ulna), wrist (carpals), and/or hand (metacarpals
or phalanges). Be sure to use the appropriate bone shape!
Group 1: Transverse, Oblique, Spiral, or Comminuated
Group 2: Transverse, Oblique, Spiral, or Comminuated
Group 3: Spiral, Comminuted, Avulsion, or Impacted
Group 4: Avulsion, Impacted, Fissure, or Greenstick
Group 5: Avulsion, Impacted, Fissure, or Greenstick
Draw the “normal” bone—be sure that you are drawing the bone properly and then edit it to show the fracture. Take a picture and send to
Answer the questions.