Introduction
Welcome, young scientists! 👩🔬👨🔬
Today you’ll become Bone Detectives and explore your skeletal system, the bones inside your body that help you move, stand tall, and stay strong.
By the end of this WebQuest, you’ll know the names of some of your most important bones and how to keep them healthy!
Essential Question:
How do the bones in our bodies help us move, grow, and stay strong?
Task
You will visit six websites to learn fun facts about bones.
Then, you’ll answer ten questions based on what you read.
Be sure to click each link, look at the pictures, and read carefully!
Process
1. Kids Health – The Skeleton
Question 1: What does your skeleton do for your body?
Question 2: About how many bones does an adult have?
2. Ducksters – Human Skeleton
Question 3: What is the biggest bone in your body?
Question 4: What is the smallest bone in your body?
3. Science for Kids – Skeletal System Facts
Question 5: What are bones made of?
Question 6: Which bone protects your brain?
4. BBC Bitesize – The Skeleton
Question 7: What are the three main jobs of the skeleton?
5. National Geographic Kids – Human Body: Skeleton
Question 8: How can you keep your bones healthy?
6. Easy Science for Kids – The Human Skeleton
Question 9: What does the spine help your body do?
Question 10: What happens when a bone breaks?
Evaluation
Total Points: ___ / 16
Grading Scale:
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14–16 = Excellent (A)
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11–13 = Good (B)
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8–10 = Developing (C)
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0–7 = Beginning (Needs Improvement)
Conclusion
Awesome job, Bone Detectives!
Now you know where your bones are, what they do, and how to take care of them.
Your skeleton is your body’s super structure, keep it strong and healthy!
Credits
Teacher Page
Topic: Our Amazing Bones!
Standard: G-1.1.3 – Identify the major bones in the skeletal system.
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: Health Education
Students will also be observed for oral participation during class discussion and their ability to point out or name major bones on a diagram or their own body.