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Sorting Skeletons Activity Sheet Black and White
Sorting Skeletons Activity Sheet Black and White
Sorting Skeletons Activity Sheet Black and White
To sort animal skeletons into groups, discussing patterns and similarities and differences.
Write the name of the animals shown below into the correct section on the next page. You can then add your own examples for each group.
Write the advantages and disadvantages of each type of skeleton at the bottom.
• Grows with the body • Very well-protected from predators • Can squeeze through small spaces
• Bones are strong and light • Can make a new skeleton when old one • Very light
• Organs are protected gets too small
• Provides little protection from predators • Animal is vulnerable before new • Cannot lift objects
skeleton hardens • No protection from predators
• Skeleton cannot grow with the animal