Submit skeletal evidence
Submit the skeletal-system evidence set and update your tracker.
Complete skeletal evidence packet: bone-cell chart, fracture classification table, repair-stage diagram, repair-technology CER, and two-sentence reflection.
- 1Do thisSubmit the skeletal-system evidence set and update your tracker.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisTracker entry: Complete skeletal evidence packet: bone-cell chart, fracture classification table, repair-stage diagram, repair-technology CER, and two-sentence reflection.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems) › Unit 1.1 Bones: Bone structure/function, skeletal system, fractures, bone remodeling, repair technologies. › Tracker entryOpen Schoology
Reasoning: connecting evidence to the claim
What separates sound reasoning from bad reasoning, and how do you check your own?
Reasoning is the part where you explain why your evidence supports your claim. It is the bridge. Without it, a claim and some data are just sitting next to each other; reasoning shows how the data leads to the conclusion, often using a scientific principle.
Good reasoning is logical (each step follows from the last), it actually uses your evidence (not just restates the claim), and it considers alternatives (could the data mean something else?). Bad reasoning leans on logical fallacies: jumping to conclusions, confusing correlation with causation, or attacking the person instead of the idea.
Check your own reasoning by trying to break it: state the opposite and see if your evidence rules it out. Ask “what would have to be true for me to be wrong?” If you cannot answer, your reasoning is not finished yet.
- • Logical: each step follows from the one before it.
- • Grounded: it uses your evidence, and names the principle that links it to the claim.
- • Fair: it considers other explanations and says why yours is better.
- • Self-checked: you tried to prove yourself wrong and could not.
- • Correlation is not causation: two things moving together does not mean one caused the other.
- • Hasty generalization: one case does not prove a rule.
- • Ad hominem: attacking the person, not their evidence.
Write the reasoning that links your evidence to your claim from earlier this week. Then write the strongest objection to it, and answer that objection.
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: Reviewing your skeletal-unit artifacts cements the connection between bone cell biology, structural anatomy, and the clinical application of repair technology.
- 0-8Intro: rubric expectations and packet checklist
- 8-30Gather and date-check all three artifacts
- 30-50Rubric self-check; fill gaps
- 50-65Update weekly tracker
- 65-75Write two-sentence reflection: structure and repair
- 75-80Submit packet
- • Three big artifacts from this week go in the packet: your bone-cell chart, your fracture table, and your repair CER.
- • Before you submit, read each one. Does every bone cell have a function listed? Does every fracture in the table have a joint identified?
- • Your reflection should be specific. Do not write that you learned a lot. Write how the structure of compact bone relates to how fast a transverse fracture heals.
- • Next week we add muscle to the skeleton. Every term you used this week carries forward.
- 1Gather your bone-cell chart, fracture table, and repair CER.
- 2Check each against the evidence rubric for completeness.
- 3Update the weekly tracker with completed tasks.
- 4Write a two-sentence reflection on how structure supports repair.
- 5Submit the skeletal evidence packet for the weekly summative.
- • You can assemble a complete skeletal evidence packet.
- • You can reflect on bone structure and healing.
- • Evidence packets require each artifact to be dated, labeled, and rubric-checked before submission.
- • Reflection should connect bone cell function (osteoblast/osteoclast) to the healing stages observed in the fracture data.
- • Skeletal system vocabulary from this week (osteon, trabeculae, callus, remodeling) is directly tested in the Evaluate Body Systems emphasis of the WebXam.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.1 Bones: Bone structure/function, skeletal system, fractures, bone remodeling, repair technologies. · Submit skeletal evidence
Day 5 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Confirm all Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones tasks for this week are checked off in myPLTW before submitting your skeletal evidence packet.
All tasks show complete status; screenshot included in your packet.
By today every task from Mon to Thu this week should be checked off; verify at the start of class.
myPLTW completion screenshot inside the submitted packet.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Unit 1.1 Bones: Bone structure/function, skeletal system, fractures, bone remodeling, repair technologies. · Submit skeletal evidence
Confirm all Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones tasks for this week are checked off in myPLTW before submitting your skeletal evidence packet.
By today every task from Mon to Thu this week should be checked off; verify at the start of class.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Submit the skeletal-system evidence set and update your tracker.
- Gather your bone-cell chart, fracture table, and repair CER.
- Check each against the evidence rubric for completeness.
- Update the weekly tracker with completed tasks.
- Write a two-sentence reflection on how structure supports repair.
- Submit the skeletal evidence packet for the weekly summative.
Tracker entry: Complete skeletal evidence packet: bone-cell chart, fracture classification table, repair-stage diagram, repair-technology CER, and two-sentence reflection.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Gather your bone-cell chart, fracture table, and repair CER. | _______ |
| Check each against the evidence rubric for completeness. | _______ |
| Update the weekly tracker with completed tasks. | _______ |
| Write a two-sentence reflection on how structure supports repair. | _______ |
| Submit the skeletal evidence packet for the weekly summative. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can assemble a complete skeletal evidence packet.
- You can reflect on bone structure and healing.
Resources & readings
Vetted readings and references for this unit. Use them to prepare, to catch up if you were absent, or to go deeper on today's target.
Lab & supplies
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Tracker entry.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
MedlinePlus: Bone Diseases and Fractures- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Mon, Sep 14, 2026 · Submit skeletal evidence here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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