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Paper Skeleton
Create a skeleton model with this cut-out template. Refer to the diagram of a human skeleton
below as you assemble the cut-out pieces on pages 2–6. Use the color-coded dots to connect
the parts with brads or string, and then your skeleton model is ready to be displayed!

skull
Model
includes
17 pieces
total. mandible
vertebrae

rib cage

humerus
Assemble by
connecting
like-colored ulna
dots with radius
string, brads,
or other pelvis
fasteners.

carpals
metacarpals
phalanges

femur

* Completed model
measures slightly
fibula
over 4 feet tall.

tibia

tarsals

metatarsals
phalanges

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 skull, mandible, vertebrae, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges Page 2

Paper Skeleton

skull

Cut out the

skeleton along the
dotted lines. Use
precision scissors
for best results.
For a sturdier
skeleton, print
on cardstock.

mandible
carpals
metacarpals

phalanges

vertebrae

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 rib cage and vertebrae Page 3

Paper Skeleton

rib cage

vertebrae

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 pelvis, tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges Page 4

Paper Skeleton

pelvis

tarsals
metatarsals

phalanges

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 humerus, ulna, and radius Page 5

Paper Skeleton

humerus
ulna

radius

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 femur, fibula, and tibula Page 6

Paper Skeleton

femur fibula

tibia

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