Maniken muscle build
Build major muscles onto a Maniken model and explain each muscle's action.
Two labeled photos of your Maniken muscle build (anterior and posterior views) with each muscle identified and its action stated.
- 1Do thisBuild major muscles onto a Maniken model and explain each muscle's action.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisLab report: Two labeled photos of your Maniken muscle build (anterior and posterior views) with each muscle identified and its action stated.
- 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 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics. › Lab reportOpen Schoology
- 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: Muscles produce movement by pulling from their origin (fixed point) to their insertion (moving bone); correct placement on a model requires knowing both.
- 0-10Safety and materials setup; review assigned muscle group and reference
- 10-20Roll clay muscles in correct proportions for each muscle
- 20-50Place muscles on Maniken at correct origin-to-insertion; add labels
- 50-65Group check against reference; correct misplacements
- 65-75Photograph labeled build from anterior and posterior
- 75-80Submit photos; clean up clay and materials
- • Today we get hands on. Your group is building a muscle-covered skeleton using the Maniken and clay.
- • You are not just shaping clay. You are placing each muscle at its anatomically correct origin and insertion. Wrong placement means wrong action.
- • Use your reference sheet the entire time. Check against it before labeling. Check again after.
- • The photo you submit today becomes part of Thursday when we analyze how these same muscles work in pairs.
- 1Review the assigned muscle group and its origin, insertion, and action.
- 2Roll and place the clay muscles onto the Maniken in correct anatomical order.
- 3Label each muscle and state the movement it produces.
- 4Check your build against the reference and fix any misplacement with your group.
- 5Submit a photo of your labeled Maniken muscle build.
- • You can place major muscles in correct origin-to-insertion position.
- • You can state the action each muscle produces.
- • Origin: the proximal or less-movable attachment point of a muscle. Insertion: the distal or more-movable point. Action: the movement produced when the muscle contracts.
- • Major muscle groups to recognize: biceps brachii, triceps brachii, quadriceps femoris, hamstrings, gastrocnemius, deltoid, and pectoralis major.
- • Accurate placement on the Maniken requires using directional terms (proximal, distal, medial, lateral) from the launch unit.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics. · Maniken muscle build
Day 3 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Complete any Maniken-build or muscle-placement task in Lesson 1.2 Muscles and Motion on myPLTW that accompanies today's lab; finish it alongside your in-class build.
Mark the task complete after submitting your labeled Maniken muscle-build photo.
Sliding-filament task is done; today the muscle-placement task should show complete.
myPLTW completion status plus your labeled photo.
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 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics. · Maniken muscle build
Complete any Maniken-build or muscle-placement task in Lesson 1.2 Muscles and Motion on myPLTW that accompanies today's lab; finish it alongside your in-class build.
Sliding-filament task is done; today the muscle-placement task should show complete.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Build major muscles onto a Maniken model and explain each muscle's action.
- Review the assigned muscle group and its origin, insertion, and action.
- Roll and place the clay muscles onto the Maniken in correct anatomical order.
- Label each muscle and state the movement it produces.
- Check your build against the reference and fix any misplacement with your group.
- Submit a photo of your labeled Maniken muscle build.
Lab report: Two labeled photos of your Maniken muscle build (anterior and posterior views) with each muscle identified and its action stated.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Review the assigned muscle group and its origin, insertion, and action. | _______ |
| Roll and place the clay muscles onto the Maniken in correct anatomical order. | _______ |
| Label each muscle and state the movement it produces. | _______ |
| Check your build against the reference and fix any misplacement with your group. | _______ |
| Submit a photo of your labeled Maniken muscle build. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can place major muscles in correct origin-to-insertion position.
- You can state the action each muscle produces.
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
- • Keep clay away from eyes and mouth.
- • Wash hands before and after handling clay.
- • Do not use wire or sharp implements inside clay near the model without teacher direction.
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
Use the linked virtual muscle tour to build a labeled digital or paper muscle map of the assigned group, naming each muscle's origin, insertion, and action, then submit it.
Learn.Genetics (Utah)Then submit your Lab report on Schoology.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
Khan Academy: Muscular System- 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 Thu, Sep 17, 2026 · Maniken muscle build here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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