Skeletons - Year 3

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.