Unit 1: Living Things

What is a skeleton?

What is the skeleton made of?

What type of animal do you think the skeleton comes from?

Name the parts of the animal's body you can see in its skeleton.

What are skeletons made of?

Why must skeletons be hard and strong?

Why do you think the bones of your skeleton are different sizes and shapes?

Bones are not very heavy. How do you think this helps animals?

How is your model skeleton the same as a real skeleton? How is it different?

Look at other pairs' models. Can you think of any ways you could make your model better?

What is the role of the skeleton?

Think of some reasons why we need a skeleton.

Name any of the parts inside your body that you know of.

How does the skeleton protect the brain?

Which organs does the rib cage protect?

Why do we need strong bones?

Explain how our skeleton helps us to move.

Whose bones are longer? Use your measurements.

Predict the length of a teenager's bones. Say why.

Marcus and Arun counted hand lengths because they had no measuring tape. Is this a good method? Say why or why not.