Skeletons - Year 3
KS2 Science Teaching Resource
PowerPoint presentation and seven accompanying worksheets.
In this science teaching resource pupils are taught about human and animal skeletons. ‘Skeletons - Year 3’ has been designed to use in a lesson covering the year 3 science curriculum objective:
Animals, including humans:
- identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement
Content includes:
- Link to an introductory video
- A 3-D skeleton model teaching aid
- Identifying some human bones activity and two accompanying worksheets
- Identifying the main bones of the body and worksheet
- Functions of the skeleton
- Explanation of joints and ligaments (hinge joints and ball and socket joints)
- Which bones protect which organs?
- How to take care of bones
- Animal skeletons and an explanation of vertebrates and invertebrates
- Skeleton detective activity - match the skeleton to the animal and an accompanying worksheet
- Animal skeleton sorting activity and accompanying worksheet
- Skeleton quiz and accompanying worksheet
- Useful links
- Make your own skeleton cut out model
‘Skeletons - Year 3’ is completely editable so you have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit each class you teach.
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