Bone Up on Bones

Are you a bone head? That can be a good thing. Bone up on bones here.

CONNECT:

• What do you and a mouse lemur have in common? Bones! Compare anatomies of different animals are http://www.eskeletons.org/
• The world’s first dinosaur skeleton wasn’t found until 1858; Read your that discovery at http://www.levins.com/dinosaur.shtml
• Look at six creative uses of animal bones in history: http://www.topsixlist.com/2013/09/27/top-6-creative-uses-animal-bones-in-history/
• Why are skeletons and skulls featured in Day of the Dead? Find out at http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/10/19/why-so-many-skeletons-and-skulls-for-day-of-the-dead/

CREATE:

• “Oh, the neck bone is connected to the ? bone…” Try putting a human skeleton together at http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/portfolio/mr-bones/
• Bone up on your fossils by matching the bones of ancient dinosaurs and other animals at http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/?fid=29407
• Learn how to play an instrument that was played in ancient Egypt: the bones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ltzekqKM7k
• Make your own Irish bones: http://www.irishbones.com/bones.html
• Try this skeleton crafts for kids: http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/halloween-skeletonsmakingcraftsideaskids.html

CARE:

• What helps keep you together? Your bones. How can you keep your bones healthy? Find out at http://niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Kids/healthy_bones.asp
• Is milk good for your bones or not? Recent studies show some surprising results: http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/calcium-and-strong-bones
• Your pet needs healthy teeth just like you do. Find out about dental care for your pet at http://www.toothvet.ca/dentalcare.html

CAREERS:

• Are you bone to be wild? Flesh out a career devoted to skeletons and people: http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2013/05/bone-to-be-wild-fleshing-out-career.html
• Imagine digging up bones for a living. That’s one of the things that archeologists do. Dig up the factors about different kinds of archeologists at http://www.nps.gov/archeology/public/kids/index.htm
• Explore the variety of careers related to anatomy: http://www.myplan.com/majors/anatomy/related-careers-26.0403.html