Part of Lesson Plan: Breaking Bones, "A Tale of Four Traumas"

Activity Overview / Details

Students will be assigned to one of four groups.  Teacher will review safety procedures for the outside activity.(See attachment of safety procedures in Pre-Setup Work) The students will bring their notes and be taken outside to open area for the activity. Each student is given a pair of safety glasses. Teacher will have a representative from each group draw a slip of paper out of a jar that will have their targeted break for the activity written on it (either oblique, greenstick, simple(hairline) or comminuted. Each group will also choose a beef femur or humerus bone. Once each group has their break and bone the teacher will pass out the equipment they will use for the activity(done prior to the day of lesson. See pre-setup work section). The teacher explains that each group will be responsible for causing that break to happen on the given femur or humerus bone using the piece of equipment assigned to them. (20 minutes)