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DISCUSS:

What do you think is going on inside your hands when you’re moving your fingers? Any ideas?

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Take a few moments to move the different parts of your body, and see if you can find all your joints.

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What do you think would actually be pulling on the strings?

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Describe how you might go about creating a robot hand that works just like yours.

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Look at the "Wonder" column of your class See-Think-Wonder chart. Have any questions been answered by this Mystery?

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What are the parts of the owl's claw? How do they work together to grab the mouse?

How are your hands similar to and different from an owl's claw?

Go to the next slide to revise your owl system model.

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skeleton

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all of the bones of an animal, including humans

bones

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the hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape

joint

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a part of the body where two bones come together and can bend

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muscle

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a part of the body that attaches to bones and allows the body to move

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bicep

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a large muscle in the upper arm

tendon

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a part of the body that attaches muscle to bone

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function

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what something does

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system

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a group of things that affect each other and function as a whole

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structure

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the specific form and shape of something

dissect

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to take something apart to study it

model

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a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

observe

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to pay close attention to something

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Discussion & Video

The robot hand can't do everything your hand can do.

Ask your student to experiment and figure out what their fingers and hands can do that the robot fingers and hands can't. Ask them: If you wanted to make the robot hand more like your hand, what would you need to add to the robot hand?

Discuss this question as a class. After your discussion, watch the video on the next slide to hear some of the differences the Mystery Science team noticed.

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Exploration

futuristic Android by Humanrobo , used under CC BY-SA

orange robot by Alexander Kozusev , used under CC BY

roomba stuck in chair by Geekzine Mexico , used under CC BY-SA

Atlas complex futuristic robot by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DARPA falling over by blue hippo films

Atlas robot by Boston Dynamics

firefighter and rescued child by SanchaiRat

girl lunging by axelle b

baby steps by Berenice Garcia , used under CC BY-SA

man running up hill by Alisha Vargas , used under CC BY-SA

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero by Keith Allison , used under CC BY-SA

Portola Palace Stairs by Bernt Rostad , used under CC BY-SA

child riding a bike by Jerry , used under CC BY-SA

Sydney Gonzalez Gymnast by Ruben Gonzales

white android by Hairygael , used under CC BY-SA

duracell batteries by Anton Fomkin , used under CC BY-SA

sandwich by Seph Swain , used under CC BY-SA

Integrated Circuit by Tomasz Mikołajczyk

brain by Sanandros , used under CC BY-SA

brain and nerves by KRITRIM VAULT , used under CC BY

human hand by Johnny Magnusson

robot hand by Peter Ohlmus

human hand bones by OpenStax College

human skeleton by Scott Anselmo , used under CC BY-SA

seattle building by Seattle Municipal Archives

building skeleton by Les Chatfield , used under CC BY-SA

hand x-ray by Noah Weiss

arduino hand robot by Peter Ohlmus

fried chicken by Evan-Amos

white hen by Agricultural Research Service

white king salmon fillet by Isaac Wedin , used under CC BY-SA

Strip Steak by Ɱ , used under CC BY-SA

Activity

rock em sock em by DJ , used under CC BY-SA

Other

Unit: Bicep by daniel64

Robot Finger Template printout	Print 30 copies
Rulers	30 rulers
Scissors	30 pairs
Stack of Paper Used as a soft surface so that students can make indented lines for easier folding. A notebook will also work.	Details 30 stacks
Dot Stickers We prefer stickers because they are easier to distribute in a classroom. Tape also works.	Details 30 stickers
Index Cards (3x5)	30 cards
Paper Clips Small or medium, but not jumbo sized paper clips.	Details 60 clips
String	45 feet

Why do your biceps bulge?

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Why do your biceps bulge?

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skeleton

bones

joint

muscle

bicep

tendon

function

system

structure

dissect

model

observe

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Unit Reading

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Prepare String

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