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Active London
The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand the skeletal and muscular systems of the body, such as the mechanics of how the body moves, using London’ s sporting and active life as a stimulus.They will learn about the levels and types of exercise that support good health and how that varies from person to person.
Learning outcomes:
- All students will be able to describe the structure and function of the human skeleton and the importance of exercise.
- Most students will describe the function of muscles and give examples of antagonistic muscles.
- Some students will understand basic biomechanics, and calculate the force required by the biceps to lift a weight using the concept of levers.
This resource is part of a full set of lessons looking at healthy London living which can be found here
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