Skeleton Learning Systems
Learn Anatomy by Building

8 Features of the Skeleton Models

Each Model is a Learning System complete with clay, tools, and instruction booklet
The Models offer a better way to learn (Kinesthetic Learning or Learning through Touch)
The Models allow for the building of muscles, the circulatory system, organs, and more
The Models include cartilages and connective tissues that are as vital as bone
The Models are self-standing in gravity (mirroring reality) instead of dangling
The Models divide into subsystems for shared use and focused exercises
The Resin models are durable, easily cleaned, and reusable as is the clay
Not only can you build on it with clay, you can also write on the models

Jon Zahourek's Vision

Creating Anatomy in Clay® Learning System Skeleton Models

Unlike traditional skeletons and their copies in models, Jon Zahourek's Anatomy in Clay® Learning System models stand on their own two-or-four-feet. Jon understood that the body and movement are as much about gravity as about biology and anatomy. He made his first prototype in traditional form and then tried to build on it. He found that the skeleton of tradition simply doesn't add up, so...

He scaled them down in order to:

A) put the body into the hands instead of the hands into the body

B) deal with gravity to make sense of our bodies and kinesthetic intelligence

He conceptualized a live skeleton not the dead one in order to:

A) complete the skeleton missing in the traditional classroom version

B) By including vital cartilages and connective tissues that are as skeletal as bone to analyze the whole body

He designed subsystems within the skeletal system in order to:

A) clarify the evolved biologic of form and function

B) For multiple lab stations for additional economy

He cast them in plastic in order to:

A) make it easy to build, tear down, and then build again

B) create a durable asset, valuable for decades of learning