🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To...

Understand the structure and function of the major muscle groups in the human body

1. Which of these is the main function of muscles?

To protect organs

To create movement

To store energy

To produce blood cells

2. Muscles work in pairs. What are these pairs called?

Muscle twins

Antagonistic pairs

Muscle groups

Joint muscles

3. Which muscle group is located at the front of your upper arm?

Triceps

Biceps

Deltoids

Quadriceps

4. When you bend your arm, what happens to your bicep muscle?

It relaxes

It contracts (gets shorter)

It stretches

It stays the same

✏️ Muscle Knowledge & Application

5. Fill in the blanks about how muscles work:

When one muscle in a pair ______________, the other muscle ______________. For example, when your bicep contracts to bend your arm, your ______________ relaxes.

6. List three major muscle groups and where they are located in the body:

7. Explain why muscles need to work in pairs to create movement:

8. Think about a bicep curl exercise. Describe what happens to your arm muscles during this movement:

🏃‍♂️ Movement & Safety

9. Which activities help keep your muscles healthy? (Check all that apply)

Regular exercise

Proper warm-up before activity

Sitting still all day

Eating nutritious foods

Getting enough sleep

10. Why is it important to warm up your muscles before physical activity?

11. Extension Challenge: Choose one sport or physical activity. Describe which major muscle groups are most important for that activity and why:

Introduction to Muscles

Introduction to Muscles

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To...

✏️ Muscle Knowledge & Application

🏃‍♂️ Movement & Safety

About This Worksheet

Free in Kuraplan

Print-Ready

AI-Generated

For Teachers & Parents

Need a custom version of this worksheet?

More PE Worksheets

Exploring Historical Perspectives

Fraction, Decimal, Percentage Problems

Copy of Fractions, Decimals, Percentages Activity

Fractions, Decimals, Percentages Activity

Pests of Aotearoa Worksheet

Introduced Pests in Aotearoa

Shapes: 2D and 3D Exploration

Sentence Types Sorting Activity

Explore more free resources