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The Surprising Reason Our Muscles Get Tired Instructional VideoThe Surprising Reason Our Muscles Get Tired Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:24
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
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Video
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Year
2019
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The Surprising Reason Our Muscles Get Tired

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Does pain really indicate gain when it comes to muscle aches? A short, animated video details the science behind the pain associated with muscle fatigue.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

muscles, skeletal muscle, neurons, cells, protein, molecules, contractions, sodium, potassium, synapse, mechanical energy, filaments

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a worksheet that lists the scientific vocabulary used in the video as well as an illustration of the pathways; have viewers fill in the definitions and label the parts of the pathways
  • Pause the video frequently to check for understand

Classroom Considerations

  • Presumes a basic understanding of the nervous system and cell construction

Pros

  • Includes links to related videos

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.3 SL.7.3 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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