Description

In this activity, students will dissect a chicken wing and construct an explanation to summarize how the muscular system and skeletal system work together and are interconnected with other body systems to help the body function and maintain homeostasis.

YOUR STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY DISSECT A CHICKEN WING OR JUST OBSERVE THE DISSECTING OF A CHICKEN WING!

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Ways to use this resource:

With the teacher’s guidance, students can dissect a chicken wing and answer the questions afterward.
You can play the dissection demonstration video as students dissect the chicken wing. They can answer the questions after everything is completed.
Students can watch the dissection demonstration video before and then dissect a chicken wing with the teacher’s guidance. They can answer the questions after everything is complete.
Are your students unable to dissect a chicken wing? You can watch the dissection demonstration video provided, and your students can answer the questions that go along with the video.

The link to the dissection demonstration video is provided.

Materials needed:

raw chicken wings

dissecting tools (dissection scissors, probe, forceps)

dissecting trays or plates

lab safety equipment for students (gloves, goggles, apron, etc.)

plastic bags for waste disposal

⭐ What’s included in this chicken wing dissection resource?

Teacher’s guide

Teacher tips

Editable lab summary and procedures

Editable student sheet – lab review

Editable CER framework

Student sheet and CER keys

Link to dissection demonstration video

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This lesson pairs well with NC Essential Standard: 7.L.1.4 (current) and LS.7.1.4 (new standards) as well as other state standards dealing with human body systems.

This is a great support activity for NGSS standard MS-LS1-3.

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