December 16th, 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

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Directions: Answer using complete sentences! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The five jobs that bones do to help us. Challenge yourself and try the highest level you can!

Subject: The Skeletal System: Bones have Jobs!

Level#1: Bones have five jobs. They support your body and give your body shape. They protect many organs inside your body. For example, your skull protects your brain.

1. How many jobs do bones have?




2. What do bones do for your body?




3. Give an example of what your bones protect.







Level#2: Bones have five jobs. They support and give your body shape. They protect many organs insides your body. For example, your skull protects your brain. Many bones work with muscles to help you move. Some bones have soft tissue called marrow inside of them. This tissue makes blood cells.

1. What do bones do for your body?




2. What do bones protect inside your body?




3. What do bones work with to help you move?




4. What do some bones have inside them and what does this tissue make?





Level#3: Bones have five jobs. They support and give your body shape. They protect many organs insides your body. For example, your skull protects your brain. Many bones work with muscles to help you move. Some bones have soft tissue called marrow inside of them. This tissue makes blood cells. Bones store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.

1. Explain what bones do for the body.




2. Explain what bones protect and give a specific example of this.





3. Explain what is inside of bones and what this tissue makes.





4. What is stored as part of the bones?






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