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National Museums NI: Superb Skeletons

Superb Skeletons

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Slide 1: Tekstslide

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Les van National Museums NI

In deze les zitten 14 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

Lesduur is: 15 min

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Superb Skeletons

Spotlight Session

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What you already know

What you are going to learn

What you are going to do

Reflecting on what you have done

How does it work?

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

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You will know more about the types of animals that have a skeleton

You will be able to talk about the function and features of a skeleton

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Part of the skeleton is the backbone or 'spine'. Which of these words is used for animals with a spine?

Invertebrate

Minibeast

Organism

Vertebrate

Slide 4 - Poll

Answer

Vertebrate is the term we use to describe animals with a backbone.

The 5 groups of vertebrate animals are:

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Invertebrates have no backbone. Some have a soft body, others might have an 'exoskeleton' - a hard shell protecting them. Can you think of any?

Slide 6 - Woordweb

Invertebrates

Invertebrates include animals such as:

Crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, shrimp)

Insects (flies, butterflies, bees)

Arachnids (spiders, scorpions)

Molluscs (octopus, squid, snails, slugs)

...and many more!

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Why is a skeleton useful?

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You will know more about the materials that make up our universe.

Slide 8 - Open vraag

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Functions of a skeleton

- Structure

- Movement

- Protection

- Making blood cells

- Storing minerals

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

How many bones do you think an adult human has?

Slide 10 - Poll

The answer is 206 bones! Can you drag the names of some of these bones to their correct place on the skeleton?