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Day 1
1. How many Bones do babies and adults have?

Babies: ______________________

Adults: _______________________

2. Now that you have read the first two pages, do you know who has more
bones? How many more?-Circle to answer.

How many more bones? ___________________________

3. Answer the following questions.

Question 1. Are your bones alive? ________________________.

Question 2. What 2 things helps move your bones? ______________

and____________

Question 3. Do bones make blood? Circle one: Yes No

4. Give two facts that you learned from this website.

Fact 1:
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Fact 2:
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5. Explain in a complete sentence what your skull protects.

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6. How many bones make up your skull? ____________________________________

7. Can you name the one bone that can move in your skull??
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Day 2
1. What are the four layers of your bones?

Layer 1: _______________________________________________

Layer 2: _______________________________________________

Layer 3: _______________________________________________

Layer 4: _______________________________________________

2. After researching, compare and Contrast Periosteum layer to the

Compact layer.
3. After visiting this website, can you tell what the four parts of the
vertebrae are? 1.________________
2._________________3._________________4.________________
4. What are the four parts of your body that your rib cage protects?

1.________________2. _________________3. _________________4. _______________

5. Draw your best set of ribs, with the spine and skull. (example on page 9)
 6. If your body has 200
joints, and 56 of them are
In your hands, how many joints are
left for the rest of your body?
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7. In your opinion, which body part is

the most
important?

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Day 3
1. A skeleton that is on the outside of an animal is called a (an)
____________________.
2. Why do you think it’s important for the skeleton to be on the outside of
the lobster?
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3. Give in a complete sentence one reason why fish have long, flexible
spines.

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4. Draw your best Blue Whale skeleton and give two facts you learned

about them.

Fact1:_______________________

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Fact2:_______________________

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5. What animal is this? ____________________________________.

6. Give one fact that you learned about this animal.

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7. After reading your information, would you rather be a whale or a frog?

Why?

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Day 4
1. What animal did you create on your game?
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2. Based on your reading, describe in your own words what a snake looks
like.
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3. Do birds have teeth?-Circle one: Yes No
 4. What kind of bird do you think it will be?
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5. Why do you think we can’t see very well in the dark but an owl can?
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6. Draw your best bat skeleton and give two facts about bats:
Fact
1:____________________________
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Fact
2:____________________________
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7. The biggest kind of bat has a wingspan of how many feet?

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8. Would you be scared of this bat because of its wingspan size? Why?
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Day 5
1. After your research, explain what types of food can help you to build
strong bones.
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2. Give 5 types of exercises that can help build strong bones.

1.________________________ 2._______________________
3.________________________
4.________________________ 5._______________________

3. What animal do you think this is? Why?

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4. Why don’t dogs depend on their eyes like we do?

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5. Why wouldn’t a kangaroo need a chair to sit in when it’s tired?

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6. Draw your best monkey skeleton and give two facts about monkeys.

Fact
1:______________________________

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Fact
2:______________________________
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