February 15th, 2017 Hiroshima by: John Hersey

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Skeletal System: The five jobs that bones do to help us.

Level#1

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

1. What gives your body support and shape?





2. What do bones protect?





3. What does your skull protect?









Level#2

Bones have five jobs. They support your body and give it shape. They protect many organs inside 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. Besides giving support, what else do bones do for your body?





2. Give an example of a bone that protects your body, and what it protects.





3. What two things help us to move?





4. Where is marrow found and what does it make for us?








Level#3

Bones have five jobs. They support your body and give it shape. They protect many organs inside 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 gives your body its shape.





2. Explain which bone protects your brain.





3. Explain how we are able to move.





4. Explain what bones are able to make for us, and what is stored in bones themselves.








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