A Look at our Skeletons

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A Look at our Skeletons

• Your Bones

By Mrs. Bates
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What is my Skeleton?

• A frame of bones for your body
• Constantly growing and changing
• Very strong but very light

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Your Skeleton
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Why Do I Need my Skeleton?

• You need your skeleton for shape, movement, and
  protection.

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Shape

• SHAPE- Without your skeleton, youd look like a
  puddle on the floor!

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Movement

• MOVEMENT- Your skeleton helps your body run, turn
  a cartwheel, and even hula hoop!

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Protection

• PROTECTION- You have important organs inside your
  body that need protection.

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What are Some Organs that Your Skeleton Protects?

• Brain
• Heart
• Lungs
• Stomach
• Intestines

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Bone Facts

• You were born with 300 bones.
• Many of them grow together as you grow.
• Adults have 206 bones.
• Biggest boneFemur leg bone
• Smallest boneFound inside your ear

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Bone Builders

• Foods
• Milk
• Cheese
• Yogurt
• Ice Cream
• Broccoli

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Bone Builders

• Exercise
• Basketball
• Running
• Soccer
• Karate
• Jumping Rope
• Hiking

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Pop Quiz!!!

• Test your knowledge about your skeleton!

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Pop Quiz

• 1. Why do you need your skeleton?
• Shape, movement, protection
• 2. How many bones are in a babys body?
• 300 bones
• 3. How many bones does an adult have?
• 206 bones
• 4. Where is your largest bone and what is it
  called?
• Your largest bone is in your legthe femur.

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Pop Quiz

• 5. What are some organs that your skeleton
  protects?
• Heart, lungs, brain, stomach, intestines
• 6. What would you look like if you didnt have a
  skeleton?
• A puddle on the floor
• 7. What foods help keep bones strong?
• Milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, broccoli
• 8. Why do babies have more bones than adults?
• Many of a babys bones will grow together.

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Staying Strong and Healthy

• What will you do every day to help keep your
  bones strong and healthy?