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1.1 Bones and skeletons
Focus
1 Use the words in the word box to label the skeleton.
rib cage arm bone
spine jaw
leg bone skull
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1.1 Bones and skeletons
Practice
2 a What are the bones of the head called?
b What are the bones of the chest called?
c What is the row of bones in our back called?
d Name the bone that moves when we chew food.
e Why do you think the bones of your skeleton are different shapes and sizes?
Challenge
3 Match the skeletons with the animals they come from.
Write the letter of each skeleton next to the name of the animal it comes from.
Animal Skeleton
Bird
Rabbit
Frog
Crocodile
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A Y
X W
4 Name the parts on Skeleton A.
W is the
X is the
Y is the
Z is the
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1.2 Why we need a skeleton
1.2 Why we need a skeleton
Focus
1 Match the bones of the skeleton with their functions.
Draw lines from the names of the bones to their function.
Different bones can have the same function, or more than one function.
Bone Function
Skull
Support
Ribs
Movement
Arm bone
Protection
Spine
Practice
2 Read the text about skeletons and answer questions about what you have read.
Our skeleton supports our body. It makes a strong frame inside the
body. It gives our body shape and makes it firm. Our skeleton also
protects organs inside the body.
We grow and get bigger because our skeleton grows.
We begin to grow at birth. Our bones get longer and thicker each
year. When are about 18 to 20 years old, our bones
stop growing.
Sometimes we fall or have accidents and break our bones.
A broken bone is called a fracture. Doctors take special photos called
X-rays to see if a bone is broken or not. The broken ends of the bone
slowly grow back together again.
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a Name three reasons why a skeleton is important.
b Explain what would happen to a baby if its skeleton did not grow.
c What is a fracture?
d How can doctors find out if a bone is broken?
e How do broken bones mend?
f Why do you think some animals with skeletons are very big, but animals like
worms are usually small?
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1.2 Why we need a skeleton
Challenge
3 In this exercise you will find information from a bar chart.
Nasreen measured the length of the upper arm bone of some people in her family.
She drew this bar chart to show her results. Use the graph to answer the questions.
36
34
32
30
28
24
Length of upper arm bone in cm
22
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
0
Nasreen Ahmed Meshack Fatima Ali
a Who had the longest upper arm bone?
b How long is the shortest upper arm bone?
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c Nasreen’s two brothers are Ahmed and Ali.
Which brother is the oldest? Explain your answer.
d Put Nasreen and her brothers in age order. Explain your answer.
e Who are Nasreen’s parents?
f Explain how you know this.
g Which function of the skeleton does the graph show?
h Nasreen has a baby sister, Meera.
Predict the length of Meera’s upper arm bone.
Draw a new bar on the graph to show your prediction.
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