Yorick the Bionic Skeleton

6th Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Connect to this link: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/yorick_no.1.htm.

2. Here you will learn about Yorick, the bionic skeleton. You can also read the definitions of scientific terms related to Yorick and bionics.

3. Click on See Yorick and all of his medical devices. Choose each bionic part to see a detailed photograph of the actual device and to read more information about it.

4. Can you think of a medical device that Yorick does not have? Think of a medical device you would invent. Print the diagram of Yorick and draw your invented medical device on Yorick.

For additional information on bionics go to http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/02/18/bionic.humans/index.html

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