Submit muscle evidence
Submit the muscles-and-motion evidence set and update your tracker.
Complete muscle evidence packet: sarcomere diagram, Maniken build photos, agonist-antagonist analysis, and two-sentence reflection.
- 1Do thisSubmit the muscles-and-motion evidence set and update your tracker.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisTracker entry: Complete muscle evidence packet: sarcomere diagram, Maniken build photos, agonist-antagonist analysis, 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 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics. › Tracker entryOpen Schoology
Argument: disagreeing well, and when opinion becomes fact
How do we argue productively when we disagree, and when does a claim become accepted as fact?
An argument is not a fight. It is two or more people testing claims against evidence to get closer to the truth. The best disagreements aim at the strongest version of the other side (steelman it), refute the actual reasoning, and stay about the idea, not the person.
A sound argument and a clash of opinions are different things. Opinions can simply differ and both stand. A scientific argument is settled by evidence: the side with stronger, more reliable evidence and better reasoning should win, and everyone should be willing to update.
So when does an opinion become a fact? In science, a claim becomes accepted not because enough people like it, but when independent evidence keeps supporting it and repeated attempts to disprove it fail. That is consensus, and it is provisional: it holds until better evidence changes it. Truth is not a vote, but agreement among many careful, independent investigations is the best signal we have.
- • Steelmans: it takes on the strongest version of the other side.
- • Targets reasoning and evidence, never the person.
- • Is settled by evidence, not by who is louder or more popular.
- • Stays open: the participants will change their minds if the evidence does.
- • A claim earns the label “fact” through repeated, independent evidence, not a popularity vote.
- • Even strong consensus stays open to revision if better evidence appears.
Take a claim from this course that people might dispute. Write the strongest argument for it and the strongest against it, then say which the evidence supports and what would change your mind.
- 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: The muscular system works across scales: sarcomere cross-bridge cycling at the molecular level produces the agonist-antagonist coordination visible at the joint level.
- 0-8Intro: rubric review and packet checklist
- 8-30Gather and date-check all three artifacts
- 30-50Rubric self-check; fill any gaps
- 50-65Update weekly tracker
- 65-75Write two-sentence reflection: sarcomere to movement
- 75-80Submit packet
- • Three artifacts this week: your sarcomere diagram, your Maniken photos, and your muscle-pair analysis.
- • Before you package them, ask yourself: can someone who was absent use my sarcomere diagram and understand the sliding-filament model? Can they use my Maniken photos to identify the muscles?
- • Your reflection should complete the chain: sarcomere shortens, muscle pulls at insertion, joint moves, agonist-antagonist pair controls it.
- • Next week we measure that movement with sensors.
- 1Gather your sarcomere diagram, Maniken photo, and muscle-pair analysis.
- 2Check each against the evidence rubric for labels and accuracy.
- 3Update the weekly tracker with completed tasks.
- 4Write a two-sentence reflection on how sarcomeres produce movement.
- 5Submit the muscle evidence packet for the weekly summative.
- • You can assemble a complete muscle evidence packet.
- • You can reflect on the link from sarcomere to motion.
- • A complete muscle evidence packet must trace the mechanism from sarcomere to whole-muscle action.
- • Reflection should connect sliding-filament contraction to the agonist role demonstrated in the Maniken build.
- • Muscle physiology vocabulary (sarcomere, actin, myosin, agonist, antagonist) is tested across both the Human Anatomy emphasis and the Evaluate Body Systems emphasis of the WebXam.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics. · Submit muscle 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 1.2 Muscles and Motion tasks for this week are marked complete in myPLTW before packaging your muscle evidence.
All tasks show complete status; screenshot included in your evidence packet.
By today every task from Mon to Thu in Lesson 1.2 this week should be checked off.
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 1.2 Muscles and Motion: Muscle contraction, muscle orientation, Maniken muscle build, movement and biomechanics. · Submit muscle evidence
Confirm all Lesson 1.2 Muscles and Motion tasks for this week are marked complete in myPLTW before packaging your muscle evidence.
By today every task from Mon to Thu in Lesson 1.2 this week should be checked off.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Submit the muscles-and-motion evidence set and update your tracker.
- Gather your sarcomere diagram, Maniken photo, and muscle-pair analysis.
- Check each against the evidence rubric for labels and accuracy.
- Update the weekly tracker with completed tasks.
- Write a two-sentence reflection on how sarcomeres produce movement.
- Submit the muscle evidence packet for the weekly summative.
Tracker entry: Complete muscle evidence packet: sarcomere diagram, Maniken build photos, agonist-antagonist analysis, and two-sentence reflection.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Gather your sarcomere diagram, Maniken photo, and muscle-pair analysis. | _______ |
| Check each against the evidence rubric for labels and accuracy. | _______ |
| Update the weekly tracker with completed tasks. | _______ |
| Write a two-sentence reflection on how sarcomeres produce movement. | _______ |
| Submit the muscle evidence packet for the weekly summative. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can assemble a complete muscle evidence packet.
- You can reflect on the link from sarcomere to motion.
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:
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 Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · Submit muscle evidence here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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