Bone length: plan and do
I can plan and carry out an investigation to find out if bones grow as we get older.
- Year 3
Bone length: plan and do
I can plan and carry out an investigation to find out if bones grow as we get older.
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?
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.My skeleton is made from hard...
Q2.Name the functions of your skeleton.
Q3.Match the organs to the bones that protect them.
Q4.Starting with the youngest, sort the life stages in to age order.
Q5.Plants and animals are living things and they all...
Q6.Which pieces of equipment would you use to measure length?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which statement about the human skeleton is true?
Q2.Our bones change and grow. This means that bone is a thing.
Q3.Which of the following are questions that a scientist might ask about bones?
Q4.Match the equipment to the unit of measure.
Q5.A scientist gathers and records information called in tables and charts.
Q6.Look at this table of results. How old is the person that has the longest foot?
