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Connecting knee ligament functions to knee injuries
Take a look at the table you completed table of knee ligament knockout experiments and outcomes f...
Station instructions
PDF instructions for the station
Station worksheet
Use this worksheet to complete this activity as a station
Activity worksheet (Self-guided)
Use the worksheet below for the self-guided activity. If you are setting this activity up as a st...
Simulating muscle co-contraction
Now that the femur of your knee kit is fixed in place, you're ready to start simulating various p...
Station instructions
PDF instructions for the station
Station instructions
PDF instructions for the station
References cited
The following articles/books are references cited in this activity: Andrews, K., Lu, A., Mckea...
Simulating ligament injuries through a knockout experiment
Now you're ready to knock out some ligaments. On page 2 of your activity worksheet you'll find a ...
Introduction
If you've ever had a severe knee injury or read about one, you're likely familiar with an account...
Station worksheet
Use this worksheet to complete this activity as a station
Activity Worksheet (Self-guided)
Use the worksheet below for the self-guided activity. If you are setting this activity up as a st...
What are motion axes?
What is an axis of rotation (rotational motion axis)? Before figuring out how your knees move, yo...
What are the motion axes of the knee?
It's challenging to observe all the ways the knee can move from observing your own knee. Only bei...
How many motion axes does your own knee have?
Now that you understand motion axes, use your own knees (if you are able) to guess how many motio...
Materials needed
For this activity you’ll need: The worksheet for this activity (either opened in a PDF viewer ...
Pre-marking structures on your kit (Optional)
If your knee kit doesn’t already have stickers attached, you can start by marking all of the hunt...
Activity at a glance
Time to complete Approximately 1-1.5 hours Age level Advanced high school, College, ...
General guide to this scavenger hunt
To complete this scavenger hunt, use the hints in this guide and the wordbank on page 1 of the ac...
Finish labeling your kit (Optional)
If you attached circle stickers to your kit in Premarking the hunt items, now test how well you c...