The thigh bone’s connected to the knee bone…but this Spotlight isn’t just about bones, it’s about the intricate systems inside the human body: Spotlight on BodyPOPping.
Moby's insides are very different to yours!
We’ve collected our body “systems” topics together so, after you’ve watched them all, you’ll know exactly how your inside’s work and how the systems link together to keep you going day in, day out.
Topics for the Spotlight on BodyPOPping include:
Here are a few activities to reinforce the learning in the Body POPping movies:
1. Scientist Moby (7-14 year olds)
When Adam and Joe blogged about paper characters of themselves last year, we jumped at the chance to get some paper Moby templates made. We contacted Sally Grosart who kindly designed some fantastic paper templates for us. And now we’ve found an opportunity to share them with you.
Fancy Moby as a lab partner? We would too! Make this scientist Moby to help you get your Science head on for this Spotlight:
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What you need:
- The Scientist Moby cut-out
- Scissors
- Glue
- A little patience…
What to do:
Download Scientist Moby then print off on a blank sheet of A4 paper or card (use scrap paper or the side of a cereal box cut down to size if you can!).
Using your scissors, carefully cut along the “CUT” lines. You might need an adult to help you with the slits for the arms.
Once you’ve cut out all of the different parts, take your time to make the folds and glue where instructed. It might be easier to make Moby’s head first, it’s the easier part, so that way you get used to the gluing and folding. Don’t worry if you make a mistake, you can just print off another copy.
Hopefully, you should end up with something a little like this…
Send us a photo of your completed Scientist Moby and we’ll send you a special Einstein Moby badge (and a few bonus badges too). Email your photo to info@brainpop.co.uk and we’ll post it on Flickr and Facebook. You can see more of Sally’s work here.
There are more paper template Moby’s coming in future Spotlights so watch this space!
2. Taking your pulse (10-14 year olds)
You might need help from a teacher or parent for this activity but, once you find your pulse, you’ll be able to find it time and again.
Place your index and middle finger of your writing hand firmly on the inside wrist of your non-writing hand. Your fingers should be two fingers space away from the heel of your wrist.
If you can’t find your pulse there, try placing your index and middle finger on the underside of your jaw, on your throat, instead.
There are more detailed instructions here.
What’s my heart rate?
Once you’ve found your pulse, count how many beats it makes in 6 seconds on the clock. Then, multiply this number by 10.
This figure tells you how many beats your heart makes in a minute.
Learn how the human heart works by watching the movie - Heart.
3. Heart rate experiment (11-14 year olds)
This is a fun activity to help you see how exercise affects your heart and respiratory system.
What you need:
What to do:
Working in pairs, you and your partner should take note of your pulse on this sheet to record your results. Record this as your resting heart rate.
Now for the fun bit…jump up and down, hop, skip or run for 1 minute! It’s even more fun if you can do this to music.
When your minute’s up, take your pulse again and have your partner record it on the worksheet.
Now it’s your partner’s turn to exercise for a minute. Record your partner’s pulse rate on the worksheet.
After a minute’s rest, take your pulse one more time and record on the worksheet.
- What happened to your pulse after you exercised?
- What happened to your pulse after you took a rest? Did it return to your resting heart rate?
- Why did your pulse speed up?
Learn why it’s good that your pulse rate increases through exercise by watching the Fitness movie.
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