Fracture analysis lab
Analyze fracture types and joint movement using imaging or model data.
Fracture classification table: each image labeled with fracture type, nearest joint type, and predicted healing speed with justification.
- 1Do thisAnalyze fracture types and joint movement using imaging or model data.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisData table: Fracture classification table: each image labeled with fracture type, nearest joint type, and predicted healing speed with justification.
- 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. › Data tableOpen 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: Classifying fractures from imaging data requires integrating bone anatomy, directional terms, and knowledge of joint types.
- 0-8Safety and lab setup; review fracture-type reference card
- 8-20Examine X-ray set or fracture model: classify and record
- 20-45Complete classification table with fracture type and nearest joint
- 45-60Predict healing speed for each fracture with written justification
- 60-75Group comparison: resolve disagreements using reference
- 75-80Submit classification table
- • Today is a lab day. You will look at real or simulated X-ray images and classify what you see.
- • Radiologists use the exact fracture vocabulary you read last night. Your job is to practice that same classification process.
- • For each image you will name the fracture type, name the nearest joint, and predict which would heal fastest. All three go in your data table.
- • Work carefully and use your references. Accuracy matters more than speed.
- 1Review the fracture-type reference: greenstick, transverse, comminuted, and spiral.
- 2Examine the provided X-ray set or fracture model and classify each break.
- 3Identify the joint nearest each fracture and its type (hinge, ball-and-socket, pivot).
- 4Record which fracture would likely heal fastest and why.
- 5Submit your fracture classification table with joint notes.
- • You can classify common fracture types from an image.
- • You can identify joint types near an injury.
- • Fracture types: greenstick (incomplete, pediatric), transverse (perpendicular break), comminuted (shattered into fragments), spiral (twisting force).
- • Joint types near common fracture sites: hinge (elbow, knee), ball-and-socket (hip, shoulder), pivot (proximal radioulnar).
- • Fracture healing speed depends on bone type, blood supply, patient age, and fracture complexity.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.1 Bones: Bone structure/function, skeletal system, fractures, bone remodeling, repair technologies. · Fracture analysis lab
Day 3 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Complete the fracture-analysis task in Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones on myPLTW alongside your in-class imaging work; finish online items during the classification window.
Mark the fracture-analysis task complete after submitting your classification table.
Bone-tissue task is done; today the fracture task should show complete alongside your submitted data table.
myPLTW completion status plus your fracture classification table.
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. · Fracture analysis lab
Complete the fracture-analysis task in Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones on myPLTW alongside your in-class imaging work; finish online items during the classification window.
Bone-tissue task is done; today the fracture task should show complete alongside your submitted data table.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Analyze fracture types and joint movement using imaging or model data.
- Review the fracture-type reference: greenstick, transverse, comminuted, and spiral.
- Examine the provided X-ray set or fracture model and classify each break.
- Identify the joint nearest each fracture and its type (hinge, ball-and-socket, pivot).
- Record which fracture would likely heal fastest and why.
- Submit your fracture classification table with joint notes.
Data table: Fracture classification table: each image labeled with fracture type, nearest joint type, and predicted healing speed with justification.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Review the fracture-type reference: greenstick, transverse, comminuted, and spiral. | _______ |
| Examine the provided X-ray set or fracture model and classify each break. | _______ |
| Identify the joint nearest each fracture and its type (hinge, ball-and-socket, pivot). | _______ |
| Record which fracture would likely heal fastest and why. | _______ |
| Submit your fracture classification table with joint notes. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can classify common fracture types from an image.
- You can identify joint types near an injury.
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
- • If handling physical bone models, inspect for sharp edges and wear gloves if directed by the teacher.
- • Digital X-ray sets require no additional PPE but treat images with patient dignity.
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 fracture and X-ray resource to classify a set of provided break images by type and name the nearest joint for each, then submit the classification table.
MedlinePlus: FracturesThen submit your Data table 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:
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 Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · Fracture analysis lab here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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