Assessment

The skeleton my
early thoughts
1. What is a skeleton? What is it made from?
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2. What would happen if we had no bones?
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3. How many bones do you think there are in the human body?
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4. What is the bone that protects our brain called?
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5. What do our ribs protect?
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6. What connects our bones to each other so that we can bend and
move?
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7. What happens to most bones when we break them?
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8. What happens to our bones from birth until adulthood?
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9. What happens to our bones as we develop into old age?
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10. What types of foods are good for developing strong, healthy bones?
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Label the diagram using the bones listed below.

(Use reference books, the Internet, or the teachers interactive board

to help you)
Femur
Humerus

Ribs

Skull

Tibia

Fibula

Spine

Collar bone

Ulna

Radius

Pelvis
Patella

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