Bone length: plan and do
I can plan and carry out an investigation to find out if bones grow as we get older.
Bone length: plan and do
I can plan and carry out an investigation to find out if bones grow as we get older.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Bone is a living thing. Our bones change throughout our lives.
- Scientists ask questions and then plan how to carry out the right type of investigation to find answers.
- Scientists choose the correct equipment to be able to measure accurately.
- Scientists gather and record data using tables and charts.
Keywords
Plan - A plan has all the steps that will be taken during an investigation.
Measure - To measure is to use equipment to find numbers to describe something such as its length, weight, size or time.
Equipment - Equipment includes all the things needed to carry out an investigation.
Record - To record information is to keep it so that it can be passed on to others.
Data - Data is information collected during an investigation. It may be numbers, symbols, pictures, text, graphs and more.
Common misconception
Children may think that bone is not a living thing and therefore does not grow.
This lesson is all about children finding out for themselves. They will find answers to the enquiry question: Do bones grow as we get older?
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Equipment
A range of equipment for measuring length, such rulers, tape measures, metre sticks.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
rib cage
skull
spine
Exit quiz
6 Questions
centimetre
degrees Celsius
millilitres
gram
