Part of Lesson Plan: The Muscular System and Chicken Wing Lab -- Angela Mayfield

Activity Overview / Details

Bring students together and quickly engage them in the lesson with this kinesthetic activity. After students have placed their belongings at their desk, direct students to find a clear wall space around the room on which they can lean. Guide students in a wall-sit competition, where students keep their backs pressed against the wall with their legs supporting them at a ninety degree angle. As students break their pose by standing, sitting on the floor, or bracing with their arms they return to their seats. The last student(s) remaining in the wall-sit position win(s)!

As students return to their seats, process the experience. What happened? (We had to hold a pose for a long time!) Why was it hard? (Our muscles got tired and started to burn.) What was necessary to complete the challenge? (muscles, bones, determination, strength, etc.) This challenge incorporates many important components, and we are going to take an in-depth look at one of them today as we get hands-on experience with muscles and muscle structures.