Title: How do muscles move?

Subject/Course: PSE4U (Exercise Science)

Time: 75 minutes
Strand: Biological Basis of Movement
Grades: 12
Lesson Description
Students will be learning about the Sliding Filament Theory. This is the way that human
muscles contract and lead to locomotion of the body.
Stage 3: Learning experience and instruction
Motivational Hook ( 5 MINS.):
Students were to have watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mejCXr7p37U introducing them to the muscular systems. This is the application of
the Flipped Classroom concept.
To make sure that the students understood some of the basics of this topic at this
point administer the Google form created to formatively assess their knowledge of
the muscular system. Follow this link: http://goo.gl/forms/bpjd72LI5l
Pose the question to the class how do our muscles move? Most should have a good guess as
this is a grade 12 elective class that they decided to take.
Open ( 10 MINS):
Discuss with the class how not only humans use this as their form of locomotion but many other
creatures on earth do as well. Explain how the sliding filament, although very small, when
millions contract at once we can see incredible amounts of forced produced
Elude to the idea of steroids and how they affect the contractility of a muscle
Add some of the new vocabulary discussed in the hook and opening to their Google
Doc so that they all have access to the proper definitions of these terms (Actin,
myosin, tropomyosin, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, etc)
Body (50 MINS):

Begin to talk about all the different phases of the sliding filament theory (2025 minutes). Be thorough in the explanation as these students have never
seen this material before. Show this Youtube video to gradually go through all
the steps of the sliding filament theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0kFmbrRJq4w
Include video at the end to summarize for the students. Also show the students where
exactly the sliding filament theory occurs in a muscle.
To help students with any exceptionalities allow students to use Google read
and write. This will help with the note taking process or help with students
who have poor vision.

Close ( 10 MINS):

Ask students how they think that some people are stronger than others and how do they
think our muscles can produce more force?
Elude to how energy systems are linked to muscle contractility and how bodies are
shaped due to their training regime
Finally mention how we will start to look at muscle fiber types (type I. type IIa and type
IIx)

o If students are not done worksheet it will be homework

To finish off the class administer the specially made Kahoot game with them to
assess their summative knowledge of this concept that has been covered in
the class.

Extension Activity: what if students finish early?

If students finish the activity and/or worksheet early they can have a look in their
textbooks or online for the use of steroids and the physiological repercussions that it has
on the human body and on the sliding filament theory.
Have them write down what they believe to be the major implications and be ready to
lead a discussion at the start of the next class regarding these substances.

Link to Future Lessons

Steroid use and abuse

Muscle fiber type and abilities of these muscles
Energy system uses in regards to human performance
What effect training has on skeletal muscle and human performance (in sport and day to
day living)

Assessment

Marks for creativity and use of the props in the class presentation but also accuracy of
the specific phases that were taught during the lesson
Direct results from the students work sheets to see if they understood all the phases of
the sliding filament theory.