Discovering Bones
Think Now
Think Pair Share
Today's Science Mission
Are all of your bones exactly the same? What is your evidence?
Observe a skeleton and identify the bones Ms. Alexander describes.
Table Talk
Procedure
1. "Where is that bone on my skeleton?"
2. "How is it the same as other bones?"
3. "How is it different than other bones? "
1. Listen carefully as Ms. Alexander describes a bone.
2. Table Talk (1 minute): "Where is that bone on my skeleton?" "How is it the same as other bones?" "How is it different than other bones?
3. Ms. Alexander will call on a volunteer to label the bone on Lewis with its science word.
4. Everyone colors that bone in with the color Ms. Alexander names.
5. Then, we will do it again.
Think Pair Share
How is a skeleton symmetrical?
Symmetrical- The same on both sides.
What do you already know about your bones?
Discourse
Think Now
Where is my cranium?
Where is my scapula?
Where are my vertebrae?
Think Pair Share
Today's Science Mission
Make a BEAUTIFUL cover for our new unit in our science notebooks!
How are my bones different?
1. Write the Title of the Unit "Bones" big across two pages.
2. Draw pictures that make you think of bones.
3. Color your cover so there aren't any white spaces.
What bones do you have in your body?
How many bones do you think you have?
Discourse
Think Now
What did you notice about the bones in your arm?
How many bones do you have?
Think Pair Share
What bone names to you already know?
Our bones make up our skeleton.
You have 206 bones in your body!
Today's Science Question
How many bones do we have?
Think Now
"What bones do you feel in your body?"
"How many bones do you think you have?"
Procedure
1. Start at the top of your head and feel your bones.
2. When you find a bone with your sense of touch record it in the body on page 1.
3. Move from your head to your toes to feel all of your bones, recording your observations.
4. Count how many bones you have in your body and record your results.
BONES!
Think Now
I WONDER why the teeth are orange!
I NOTICE that the front and side teeth are missing!
What did Ms. Alexander discover on her adventure?