April 28th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Level#1

Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising.

1. How long can a tendon take to heal?






2. What can you do to avoid hurting your tendons and muscles?






3. What can you injure when you play sports?








Level#2

Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising. Stretching keeps both muscles and tendons flexible. Good technique will also help you avoid injury. For example, lifting weights the wrong way often leads to an injury.

1. What does stretching do for your muscles and tendons?






2. What can you use to avoid an injury?






3. What should you do before and after exercising?









Level#3


Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising. Stretching keeps both muscles and tendons flexible. Good technique will also help you avoid injury. For example, lifting weights the wrong way often leads to an injury. Most important, if something hurts, stop! Do not act as if an injury is not there. You will just make it worse. If you feel pain or discomfort in your muscles or tendons, rest for a few days. If it does not go away, see a doctor.

1. What should you do if you feel pain during exercising and what can happen if you ignore the pain?






2. What can you do to avoid an injury to a muscle or tendon before or after exercising?






3. What can become injured when you play sports and how long can a tendon take to heal if you injure it?








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April 27th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: Sports and Muscles

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Level#1

Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising.

1. What can happen to muscles and tendons when a person plays sports?






2. What can take months or sometimes even years to heal?






3. What can stretching before and after exercising do?








Level#2

Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising. Stretching keeps both muscles and tendons flexible. Good technique will also help you avoid injury. For example, lifting weights the wrong way often leads to an injury.

1. How can you injure when you play sports?






2. Why is an injured tendon a problem that can keep you from playing for a long time?






3. What are two things you can do to avoid sports injuries?









Level#3


Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising. Stretching keeps both muscles and tendons flexible. Good technique will also help you avoid injury. For example, lifting weights the wrong way often leads to an injury. Most important, if something hurts, stop! Do not act as if an injury is not there. You will just make it worse. If you feel pain or discomfort in your muscles or tendons, rest for a few days. If it does not go away, see a doctor.

1. What takes longer to heal a muscle or a tendon and how long can it take?






2. What are two methods for avoiding injury to your muscles or tendons?






3. What should you do if you feel pain or discomfort in a muscle or tendon?








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April 26th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: Sports and Muscles

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Level#1

Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising.

1. What can be injured when you play sports?






2. How long can it take an injured tendon to heal?






3. How can you avoid trouble with your muscles and tendons?








Level#2

Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising. Stretching keeps both muscles and tendons flexible. Good technique will also help you avoid injury. For example, lifting weights the wrong way often leads to an injury.

1. How can you avoid an injury to your muscles and tendons?






2. What does stretching do for your muscles and tendons?






3. Why is good technique important and what is an example of what can happen to you if you don't use it?









Level#3


Muscles and tendons can be injured when you play sports. An injured tendon can take months, and sometimes even years, to heal. You can avoid this trouble by doing a lot of stretching before and after exercising. Stretching keeps both muscles and tendons flexible. Good technique will also help you avoid injury. For example, lifting weights the wrong way often leads to an injury. Most important, if something hurts, stop! Do not act as if an injury is not there. You will just make it worse. If you feel pain or discomfort in your muscles or tendons, rest for a few days. If it does not go away, see a doctor.

1. What can be injured when you play sports and how long can a tendon take to heal?






2. What can you do to avoid a sports injury and why?






3. What should you do if you feel pain during sports or exercising?








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April 25th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: How Muscles Work

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Level#1

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones.

1. What are bones attached to that allow you to move?






2. What type of muscles can you control so that you can move?






3. How do voluntary muscles work to allow you to move your skeleton?








Level#2

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. They cannot push. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones.

1. Explain how skeletal muscle allows you to move.






2. Explain what happens when a muscle moves and what happens when it relaxes.






3. Skeletal muscles can only pull explain how they move bones.









Level#3

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. They cannot push. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones. For example, the upper arm has the biceps and triceps muscles. The biceps muscle is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. The triceps muscle is in the back of your upper arm. The two muscles work together when you move your arm.

1. Explain what skeletal muscles are, what they can do, and what a muscle does when it moves.










2. Since muscles can only pull, explain how muscles work to move bones and give an example of a pair of muscles that do this.










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April 24th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: How Muscles Work

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Level#1

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones.

1. What are skeletal muscles attached to?






2. What type of muscles are skeletal muscles and how are they controlled?






3. How are voluntary muscles able to move?








Level#2

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. They cannot push. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones.

1. How do voluntary muscles move your skeleton?






2. What does a muscle do when it moves and what does it do when it relaxes?






3. Why do voluntary muscles need to work in pairs or teams of two?









Level#3

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. They cannot push. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones. For example, the upper arm has the biceps and triceps muscles. The biceps muscle is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. The triceps muscle is in the back of your upper arm. The two muscles work together when you move your arm.

1. Explain how skeletal muscles allow you to move and what happens to them when they do?







2. Skeletal muscles pull and cannot push, so how do they do the job of moving bones?







3. Where is the biceps muscle found and where is the triceps muscle found?








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April 21st, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System

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Level#1

Your bones cannot move on their own. They move because they are attached to muscles. Tendons are a type of tissue that connect muscles to bones or to other muscles. Your body has more than 600 muscles. Almost half your body weight is muscle weight.

1. Why are your bones able to move?






2. What type of tissue connects muscles to bone or other muscles?





3. What part of your body weight is made up of muscle?








Level#2

Your bones cannot move on their own. They move because they are attached to muscles. Tendons are a type of tissue that connect muscles to bones or to other muscles. Your body has more than 600 muscles. Almost half your body weight is muscle weight. There are three kinds of muscle tissue in your body: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle move your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones.

1. What do your tendons do that can allow you to move?






2. What kind of muscle is attached to your bones and what type of muscles are they?






3. What do voluntary muscles do and how do they do it?








Level#3

Your bones cannot move on their own. They move because they are attached to muscles. Tendons are a type of tissue that connect muscles to bones or to other muscles. Your body has more than 600 muscles. Almost half your body weight is muscle weight. There are three kinds of muscle tissue in your body: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle move your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. Smooth muscles are involuntary. They work whether you want them to or not. They work even when you are sleeping. Smooth muscle is found in the walls of your blood vessels and intestines. Smooth muscles are not attached to bones. Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary muscle found in your heart. Cardiac muscle works all the time. It keeps your heart beating.

1. About how many muscles do you have and how much of your weight is muscle?







2. Explain what smooth muscles are, and where they are found in the body.







3.  Describe what cardiac muscle is and what it is able to do.










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April 20th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System

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Level#1

Your bones cannot move on their own. They move because they are attached to muscles. Tendons are a type of tissue that connect muscles to bones or to other muscles. Your body has more than 600 muscles. Almost half your body weight is muscle weight.

1. How are your bones able to move?






2. What are tendons?





3. About how many muscles does your body have?








Level#2

Your bones cannot move on their own. They move because they are attached to muscles. Tendons are a type of tissue that connect muscles to bones or to other muscles. Your body has more than 600 muscles. Almost half your body weight is muscle weight. There are three kinds of muscle tissue in your body: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle move your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones.

1. What type of tissue are tendons and what do they do?






2. How many muscles does your body have and how much of your body weight is muscle?






3. How many types of muscle tissue does your body have and what are their names?








Level#3

Your bones cannot move on their own. They move because they are attached to muscles. Tendons are a type of tissue that connect muscles to bones or to other muscles. Your body has more than 600 muscles. Almost half your body weight is muscle weight. There are three kinds of muscle tissue in your body: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle move your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. Smooth muscles are involuntary. They work whether you want them to or not. They work even when you are sleeping. Smooth muscle is found in the walls of your blood vessels and intestines. Smooth muscles are not attached to bones. Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary muscle found in your heart. Cardiac muscle works all the time. It keeps your heart beating.

1. What type of tissue connects muscle to bone or other muscles?







2. How many kinds of muscle tissue are there and what are they called?







3.  Name the type of muscle that is voluntary and explain how it helps you to move.










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April 19th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: How Muscles Work

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Level#1

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones.

1. What are skeletal muscles attached to?






2. What type of muscles are skeletal muscles and how are they controlled?






3. How are voluntary muscles able to move?








Level#2

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. They cannot push. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones.

1. How do voluntary muscles move your skeleton?






2. What does a muscle do when it moves and what does it do when it relaxes?






3. Why do voluntary muscles need to work in pairs or teams of two?









Level#3

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscles moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. They cannot push. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones. For example, the upper arm has the biceps and triceps muscles. The biceps muscle is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. The triceps muscle is in the back of your upper arm. The two muscles work together when you move your arm.

1. Explain how skeletal muscles allow you to move and what happens to them when they do?







2. Skeletal muscles pull and cannot push, so how do they do the job of moving bones?







3. Where is the biceps muscle found and where is the triceps muscle found?








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April 7th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Skeletal System: Artificial Joints.

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Level#1

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have joint replacements each year. Doctors use an artificial joint to replace the damaged joints. Most common are hip and knee replacements. Artificial joints generally wear out within ten years.

1. How many people each year have joint replacements?

2. What do doctors use to replace damaged joints?

3. Which are the most common joints to be replaced?

Level#2

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have joint replacements each year. Doctors use an artificial joint to replace the damaged joints. Most common are hip and knee replacements. Artificial joints generally wear out within ten years. Bone cement fixation is one method used for joint replacement. The artificial joint is placed between two bones. Bone cement sets it in place. The new joint is designed to function like the natural joint. In another method, bone cement in not used. The artificial joint and the bone are designed to fit and lock together exactly.

1. About how many people have joint replacements each year, and what do doctors use to replace a damaged joint?




2. Which are the most common joints that are replaced and how long does an artificial joint generally last?






3. How many methods do doctors use to replace damaged joints, and which method do you think is the best for joint replacement?

Level#3

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have joint replacements each year. Doctors use an artificial joint to replace the damaged joints. Most common are hip and knee replacements. Artificial joints generally wear out within ten years. Bone cement fixation is one method used for joint replacement. The artificial joint is placed between two bones. Bone cement sets it in place. The new joint is designed to function like the natural joint. In another method, bone cement in not used. The artificial joint and the bone are designed to fit and lock together exactly. Artificial joints may not be needed in the future. Recently, engineers at the University of California have developed an artificial tissue that works like real cartilage. This tissue may help repair injured or arthritic joints. The artificial tissue may also be able to bring back flexibility to people with damaged joints.

1. Explain how many people have joint replacement a year, what do doctors use to replace damage joints, and which joints are most commonly replaced?





2. Explain how long artificial joints generally last, and what bone cement fixation is.

3. Explain why joint replacement might be unnecessary in the future.

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April 6th, 2017 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Skeletal System: Artificial Joints.

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Level#1

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have joint replacements each year. Doctors use an artificial joint to replace the damaged joints. Most common are hip and knee replacements. Artificial joints generally wear out within ten years.

1. What can you do if you have a damaged joint that no longer works?

2. Which joints are the most likely to be replaced?

3. How long do artificial joints normally last?

Level#2

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have joint replacements each year. Doctors use an artificial joint to replace the damaged joints. Most common are hip and knee replacements. Artificial joints generally wear out within ten years. Bone cement fixation is one method used for joint replacement. The artificial joint is placed between two bones. Bone cement sets it in place. The new joint is designed to function like the natural joint. In another method, bone cement in not used. The artificial joint and the bone are designed to fit and lock together exactly.

1. How many joint replacements are done a year, and which ones are the most commonly replaced?





2. What is bone cement fixation and how is it done?






3. What is the other method of joint replacement and how is it done?

Level#3

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have joint replacements each year. Doctors use an artificial joint to replace the damaged joints. Most common are hip and knee replacements. Artificial joints generally wear out within ten years. Bone cement fixation is one method used for joint replacement. The artificial joint is placed between two bones. Bone cement sets it in place. The new joint is designed to function like the natural joint. In another method, bone cement in not used. The artificial joint and the bone are designed to fit and lock together exactly. Artificial joints may not be needed in the future. Recently, engineers at the University of California have developed an artificial tissue that works like real cartilage. This tissue may help repair injured or arthritic joints. The artificial tissue may also be able to bring back flexibility to people with damaged joints.

1. Explain what the bone cement fixation method is and how it is done.





2. Why is it that artificial joints won't be needed in the future?

3. In the future what could artificial tissue do for people with damaged joints?

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