Summary
A full Operation Ouch episode (Hospital Takeover S1 E1). The doctors show how muscles pull on bones to move the body, and why muscles need exercise to stay strong. Free on the official Operation Ouch YouTube channel.
Viewer safety
Ages 7+
Some gross-but-friendly body science (real footage) -- a quick preview is wise.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Every move you make -- a blink, a jump -- is muscles pulling on your skeleton.
- How do muscles make your body move?
- What happens to muscles when you exercise them?
- Name a movement and the body part doing the work.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: muscle, bone, movement, exercise, strength.
Try it: Bend your arm and feel the muscle. Tell which bone it is pulling on.