Artificial Horizon: X-Ray Me

LESSON PLAN
TEACHER:
Elizabeth Miller

GRADE:
K-1st

TITLE/SUBJECT:
X-Ray Me

BRIEF HISTORY/BACKGROUND:
X-Rays are used to understand how the body moves and gives those in the medical field a view of the skeletal system and some soft tissue so they may be able to diagnose and treat their patients.

STANDARDS:
9.1. Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts
9.3. Critical Response
9.4. Aesthetic Response
1.6. Speaking and Listening
3.3. Biological Sciences
3.6. Technology Education

GOAL:
To create an x-ray like drawing of a human skeleton overlaid with a fully clothed cutout of the “outside” body view.

OBJECTIVES:
Students will:
. Learn how the human body is made up of a skeletal system.
. Learn about different bones in the body.
. Exercise their fine motor skills by tracing, cutting with scissors, and pasting.
. Understand that x-rays help us to understand our bodies more fully.
. Create an x-ray like drawing of a human skeleton, overlaid with a fully clothed cutout of the “outside” body view.

REQUIREMENTS:
RESOURCE MATERIALS/VISUAL AIDS:
. Real X-Rays
. Books about Skeletons
. Skeleton Handouts

SUPPLIES/MATERIALS:
. Crayons
. Colored construction paper
. Large black construction paper
. Heavy white paper
. Glue sticks
. Body stencils
. Coat stencils
. Hat stencils
. Stapler (Teacher use)
. Scissors
. “X-Ray Me” tags

TEACHER PREPARATION:
. Gather all materials and visual aids
. Precut stencils
. Precut colored construction paper

TEACHING:

INTRODUCTION:
Has anyone ever had to get an x-ray? If you did, were you scared? Did you break a bone? Has anyone ever seen an x-ray? Today we will see some real x-rays and make our own x-ray drawing of what our skeleton looks like. First we will make our outside body and give ourselves some hats and coats since it is cold outside….

DIRECTIONS:
1. Trace body stencil on heavy white paper with crayon
2. Cut out body shape, set aside
3. Trace hat and coat stencils on colored construction paper with crayon
4. Cut out hat and coat
5. Use glue stick to attach coat and hat to body
6. Color in rest of body (face, hair, shoes, etc)
7. Set “outside” body aside
8. Using white crayon, trace body stencil on large black construction paper
9. While teacher demonstrates, fill in body outline with skeleton using white crayon
10. Teacher staples “outside” body to x-ray drawing while students color in “X-ray Me” tag
11. Glue “X-Ray Me” tag onto finished project with glue stick

EXTENSIONS:
. Skeleton coloring pages for students
. Story Time