ScienceOrganisms & Life ProcessesAges 7–8
Skeletons & Muscles
Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection, and movement
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Can your child explain why we have a skeleton inside our body and what our muscles do when we bend an arm?
Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection, and movement
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Skeletons & MusclesConceptual concept
Check understanding
- Name the three functions of the skeleton: support, protection, movement
- Identify that muscles are attached to bones and pull to create movement
- Give examples of bones protecting organs (skull protects brain, ribs protect heart and lungs)
“Can your child explain why we have a skeleton inside our body and what our muscles do when we bend an arm?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards
uk-nc-2013:Y3.Sci.A.2