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Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The goal is to fill in the blanks using the words provided in the word bank at the top of the page.
206, feet, joints, exercising, marrow, brain, hands, milk, leg, lungs, femur, dairy, humerus, 25, bone, liver, bone, Joints, marrow, ribcage, bone, skull
Note: Some words are repeated, and we need to use them appropriately.
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Now let’s go through the paragraph and fill in each blank logically.
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1. There are ___ bones in a grown up skeleton.
- The number of bones in an adult human skeleton is 206.
✔ Answer: 206
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The largest bone in our skeleton is called the ____ and it is located on the upper part of our ____
- The largest bone is the femur (thigh bone).
- It's located in the leg.
✔ Answers: femur, leg
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Our ____ and ____ have almost half of all of the bones in our body.
- Hands and feet contain many small bones.
- Each hand has 27 bones, each foot has 26 bones → total of 106 bones in hands and feet.
- That’s about half of 206.
✔ Answers: hands, feet
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____ are where the bones meet, our ____ allow us to move and bend.
- Bones meet at joints.
- Joints allow movement.
✔ Answers: joints, joints
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We have ____ ____ inside of our bones.
- Bone marrow is found inside bones.
✔ Answer: bone marrow
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The ____ ____ is what makes our blood.
- Bone marrow produces blood cells.
✔ Answer: bone marrow
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Our bones keep growing until we are about ____ years old.
- Bones grow until around 25 years old.
✔ Answer: 25
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Our rib bones are important, they form a ____ and it protects our heart, our ____ and our ____
- Ribs form a ribcage.
- Protects heart, lungs, and liver.
✔ Answers: ribcage, lungs, liver
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Some people think we have a funny ____ we don't really have a funny bone.
- The term "funny bone" is a myth — no actual bone named that.
✔ Answer: bone
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When people knock their elbow and say they've hit their funny bone, they have really hit a nerve that runs along the ____ bone.
- The nerve runs along the humerus (upper arm bone).
✔ Answer: humerus
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Our ____ is a very important bone because it protects our ____
- The skull protects the brain.
✔ Answers: skull, brain
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We should take very good care of our bones by ____ and by making sure we drink lots ____ and eat ____ products.
- We should exercise to keep bones strong.
- Drink lots of milk (or calcium-rich drinks).
- Eat dairy products.
✔ Answers: exercising, milk, dairy
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> 1. There are 206 bones in a grown up skeleton. The largest bone in our skeleton is called the femur and it is located on the upper part of our leg. Our hands and feet have almost half of all of the bones in our body. Joints are where the bones meet, our joints allow us to move and bend. We have bone marrow inside of our bones. The bone marrow is what makes our blood. Our bones keep growing until we are about 25 years old. Our rib bones are important, they form a ribcage and it protects our heart, our lungs and our liver. Some people think we have a funny bone we don't really have a funny bone. When people knock their elbow and say they've hit their funny bone, they have really hit a nerve that runs along the humerus bone. Our skull is a very important bone because it protects our brain. We should take very good care of our bones by exercising and by making sure we drink lots milk and eat dairy products.
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| Blank | Answer |
|------|--------|
| 1 | 206 |
| 2 | femur |
| 3 | leg |
| 4 | hands |
| 5 | feet |
| 6 | joints |
| 7 | joints |
| 8 | bone marrow |
| 9 | bone marrow |
| 10 | 25 |
| 11 | ribcage |
| 12 | lungs |
| 13 | liver |
| 14 | bone |
| 15 | humerus |
| 16 | skull |
| 17 | brain |
| 18 | exercising |
| 19 | milk |
| 20 | dairy |
✔ All answers are derived from the word bank and biological facts. The worksheet teaches children about the human skeleton in a fun and engaging way!
Word Bank:
206, feet, joints, exercising, marrow, brain, hands, milk, leg, lungs, femur, dairy, humerus, 25, bone, liver, bone, Joints, marrow, ribcage, bone, skull
Note: Some words are repeated, and we need to use them appropriately.
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Now let’s go through the paragraph and fill in each blank logically.
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1. There are ___ bones in a grown up skeleton.
- The number of bones in an adult human skeleton is 206.
✔ Answer: 206
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The largest bone in our skeleton is called the ____ and it is located on the upper part of our ____
- The largest bone is the femur (thigh bone).
- It's located in the leg.
✔ Answers: femur, leg
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Our ____ and ____ have almost half of all of the bones in our body.
- Hands and feet contain many small bones.
- Each hand has 27 bones, each foot has 26 bones → total of 106 bones in hands and feet.
- That’s about half of 206.
✔ Answers: hands, feet
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____ are where the bones meet, our ____ allow us to move and bend.
- Bones meet at joints.
- Joints allow movement.
✔ Answers: joints, joints
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We have ____ ____ inside of our bones.
- Bone marrow is found inside bones.
✔ Answer: bone marrow
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The ____ ____ is what makes our blood.
- Bone marrow produces blood cells.
✔ Answer: bone marrow
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Our bones keep growing until we are about ____ years old.
- Bones grow until around 25 years old.
✔ Answer: 25
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Our rib bones are important, they form a ____ and it protects our heart, our ____ and our ____
- Ribs form a ribcage.
- Protects heart, lungs, and liver.
✔ Answers: ribcage, lungs, liver
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Some people think we have a funny ____ we don't really have a funny bone.
- The term "funny bone" is a myth — no actual bone named that.
✔ Answer: bone
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When people knock their elbow and say they've hit their funny bone, they have really hit a nerve that runs along the ____ bone.
- The nerve runs along the humerus (upper arm bone).
✔ Answer: humerus
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Our ____ is a very important bone because it protects our ____
- The skull protects the brain.
✔ Answers: skull, brain
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We should take very good care of our bones by ____ and by making sure we drink lots ____ and eat ____ products.
- We should exercise to keep bones strong.
- Drink lots of milk (or calcium-rich drinks).
- Eat dairy products.
✔ Answers: exercising, milk, dairy
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Final Answer with Blanks Filled:
> 1. There are 206 bones in a grown up skeleton. The largest bone in our skeleton is called the femur and it is located on the upper part of our leg. Our hands and feet have almost half of all of the bones in our body. Joints are where the bones meet, our joints allow us to move and bend. We have bone marrow inside of our bones. The bone marrow is what makes our blood. Our bones keep growing until we are about 25 years old. Our rib bones are important, they form a ribcage and it protects our heart, our lungs and our liver. Some people think we have a funny bone we don't really have a funny bone. When people knock their elbow and say they've hit their funny bone, they have really hit a nerve that runs along the humerus bone. Our skull is a very important bone because it protects our brain. We should take very good care of our bones by exercising and by making sure we drink lots milk and eat dairy products.
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Summary of Answers:
| Blank | Answer |
|------|--------|
| 1 | 206 |
| 2 | femur |
| 3 | leg |
| 4 | hands |
| 5 | feet |
| 6 | joints |
| 7 | joints |
| 8 | bone marrow |
| 9 | bone marrow |
| 10 | 25 |
| 11 | ribcage |
| 12 | lungs |
| 13 | liver |
| 14 | bone |
| 15 | humerus |
| 16 | skull |
| 17 | brain |
| 18 | exercising |
| 19 | milk |
| 20 | dairy |
✔ All answers are derived from the word bank and biological facts. The worksheet teaches children about the human skeleton in a fun and engaging way!
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