1.3 Growing Bones | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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What mineral is very important for building healthy bones?

Calcium

If you measure the same children in five years, will the results be the same? Why?

No, because they will have grown/their bones will be bigger

Which material in a baby's body is soft and flexible?

Cartilage

Look at the 1-year-old hand X-ray. Are the bones touching or far apart?

Far apart / have gaps

Why is calcium especially important for young children?

To build healthy bones

In Activity 1, which four things should the students measure?

Height, arm length, leg length, and head circumference

What kind of special "photograph" is used to see bones?

An X-ray

What word is used when bones "grow together" to form one bone?

Fuse

True or False: Bones stop growing when you are 50 years old.

False - they stop between 20 and 25

True or False: Our skeleton grows as we grow.

True

What happens to cartilage as a baby grows older?

It is replaced by bone

At what age does the skeleton usually reach its full size?

Between 20 and 25

How many bones does an adult skeleton have?

206

According to the text, name two body parts made of cartilage.

Ear and nose

In the X-rays, do the wrist bones look more "solid" in a 3-year-old or a 13-year-old?

13-year-old

How many bones does a baby have when it is born?

More than 270

Compare the 1-year-old and 20-year-old X-rays. Which hand is larger?

The 20-year-old hand

True or False: Babies have more bones than adults.

True