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The Skeleton

10/10/2012

10 Comments

 
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We have been learning about the bones in our body.
Can you remember how many bones we have in our body?
Can you name any bones?
What does the skeleton do for us?


Dictionary Time
Vertebrates -  Creatures with a back bone.

Joints -  A joint is where two bones meet.

Brittle -  Breaks very easily.  Not very strong.

Characteristics - What makes something different from something else.

Contract and relax -  Get tight and then loosen.

Exoskeleton – Bones outside the body. 

Muscles -  Are attached to bones. They make bones move by contracting and relaxing

Skeleton - Is made up of 206 bones that support your body and protects your organs.

Invertebrates -  Creatures without a back bone

Calcium -  Helps to build strong bones.

Play this skeleton game to help you remember where all the bones are in the body.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/skeleton/Skeleton_game_1.htm


Check out this powerpoint about Skeletons
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/bones.swf

Can you label the skeleton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/bones/annie02.shtml

Haunted House
http://www.bonesandharry.co.uk/main/main.html




10 Comments
Kelsey and katryna.
11/10/2012 04:07:10 am

Teachers are the best in the world.

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Jacob Hussain
11/10/2012 04:17:52 am

bones are very hard.There are over 200 bones.
Some kids are wereing skaleton costumes on Halloween.

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subhan
11/10/2012 04:23:51 am

we have 206 bones in are body

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Ciara c
11/10/2012 04:27:18 am

I love bones

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sam
11/10/2012 04:28:42 am

you need your spine to walk

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david
11/10/2012 04:29:23 am

your ribcage portects the loungs and hart

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nicola.c.
17/10/2012 08:19:16 am

if you did not have bones you wobbel all over the place

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mollyrainey
18/10/2012 04:27:25 am

bones help us stand up and give us support

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katryna.
21/10/2012 12:11:52 pm

milk makes our bones strong.

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1/11/2012 09:42:25 am

there were like 100 people near my scere house!
is everyone scerd yes we are my name is / /

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