Activity at a glance

Time to complete 

 Approximately 2-2.5 hours 

 

 

 Age level 

 Advanced high school, College, or Professional school 

 

 

 Bloom's level(s) 

 

 

 BL3 - Apply 

 BL4 - Analyze 

 BL5 - Evaluate 

 

 

 

 

 Learning objective 

 

 After completing this activity , students will be able to  infer (BL4 - Analyze) knee ligament function using a knock-out experiment (BL3 - Apply) and motion  simulations (BL5 - Evaluate) and use these results to explain (BL5 - Evaluate) patterns of knee ligament injury and recommended strategies for knee injury avoidance. 

 

 

 

 Assessment 

 

 

 Students: On page 1 of  the worksheet , students can assess their own work for the MCL using "Assess" boxes in the activity guide. There are no answers provided to students for the remaining ligaments nor for the challenge questions. 

 Educators: Educators can assess students' work for the remaining ligaments on page 1 of the worksheet and the challenge questions using the  answer key (only visible to educators). 

 

 

 

 

 Materials needed 

 See Materials needed 

 

 

 

 Systems/Tissue types 

 

 

 

 Connective tissues

 

 Bones 

 Cartilage 

 Ligaments 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Core concepts 

 

 

 ​​Structure & function 

 System integration 

 

 

 

 

 Competencies 

 

 

 Data integration 

 Motion analysis 

 Observation 

 Scientific reasoning 

 Scientific communication 

 

 

 

 

 Activity ID 

 HSKN3