Movement

Aims & Learning Outcomes

Pupils should gain an understanding of:

• The role of the skeleton, joints and muscles in movement;
• The principle of antagonistic muscle pairs e.g. biceps and triceps.
• The body as a machine designed to move in various ways;
• The bones in our skeleton provide support for our body and are designed to be strong but light;
• The muscles in our body must work in pairs because they can only pull, and not push;
• The size of the forces that our muscles generate can be measured.