Lesson 1 of 6

What your skeleton does

Goal: State the four jobs of the skeleton.

Puzzles for this lesson

Your skeleton does four jobs. It supports you, protects your organs, lets you move and makes new blood cells.

Tap each job to see the bones that do it.

Bone is living tissue. It is hard and strong enough to hold you up, but light enough for your muscles to move.

Your turn

This lesson’s activity starts here in a moment.

I can name support, protection, movement and making blood cells.I can give a bone that protects an organ.

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Skeleton All the bones of the body, joined together

For teachers: AQA 3.8.1