Bone

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Key Stage 2

Meaning

Bones are the hard parts inside our body that support and protect us.

About Bones

Without bones we couldn't move.

Without bones we would be a wobbly pile of muscle on the ground.

Key Stage 3

A drawing of a human skeleton.

A bone is a hard organ in the skeletal system made from Calcium Carbonate used to support an animal.

About Bones

The bones are hard and white.

Bones are there for:

• Support - To hold you up
• Protection - They surround vital organs. (The skull cover the brain and the ribs surround your heart and lungs.)
• Movement - Bones are attached to muscle to all us to move.