Animals and Humans: Skeletal Secrets · Life Science

Muscles and Movement

Investigating how muscles work in pairs to pull on bones and create movement.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do muscles and bones work together to help us run?
  2. 2What causes a muscle to contract and relax?
  3. 3How can we measure the strength of different muscle groups?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Science - Animals, including Humans
Year: Year 3
Subject: Science
Unit: Animals and Humans: Skeletal Secrets
Period: Life Science

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