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Bones, Muscles and Movement
The Human Body · Science lesson + escape room

Bones, Muscles and Movement

Mission Move: the movement station is locked behind four doors. Learn how bones, joints and muscles work together, then escape!

  • Ages: Years 4–6
  • Languages: English and Swedish
  • Time: About 35 minutes of play, 16 science questions

What pupils learn

  • The skeleton's three jobs: support, protection, movement
  • 206 living bones and bone marrow
  • Skull, ribs and backbone protect organs
  • Joints: hinge and ball-and-socket, ligaments
  • Muscles only pull, and tendons join them to bone
  • Muscles in pairs: biceps and triceps
  • Muscles you control and the heart muscle
  • Strong bones: calcium, vitamin D and exercise

The 4 escape doors

After the lesson, teams unlock four doors by solving science puzzles. Each door gives one part of the final code.

  • The Skeleton Vault
  • The Joint Workshop
  • The Muscle Lab
  • The Health Station

How a lesson runs

  1. Learn: pupils explore the topic on screen, step by step, with pictures.
  2. Escape: teams answer science questions to open 4 doors and crack the final code.
  3. Print: the Mission Dossier, learning notes and decoder cards work with or without screens.

In every pack

  • Interactive web lesson and escape room
  • 10-page printable Mission Dossier
  • Learning notes for pupils
  • Teacher guide with answers
  • Decoder cards
  • Every page in English and Swedish
  • Works for teams or on your own

Price per lesson pack

$6

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Try before you buy

Play our free Digestion lesson with your class first. It works exactly like this one. Play it as many times as you like.

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