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How Your Bones and Skeleton Work

From How the Body Works

How Your Bones and Skeleton Work
5 min2nd3rd4th5th6thScienceHealth
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Summary

Chloe and Nurb show how more than 200 bones fit together to form your skeleton — the strong, living frame that holds you up, lets you move, and shields soft parts like your brain and heart. Learn what bones are made of and how they grow right along with you.

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All ages

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Watch, then talk it over.

  1. What are three jobs your skeleton does for your body?
  2. Which bones protect your brain? Which ones protect your heart and lungs?
  3. The video says bones are alive. What does that mean?
  4. What could you do to help keep your bones strong and healthy?

Quick work-a-long

Words to know: skeleton, bones, skull, ribs, joints

Try it: Gently feel for your ribs, then your skull. Name one soft organ each of them protects and draw a quick sketch showing the bone guarding it.

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