Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal
Skeletons
Bibliographic
Information
Levine, Sara. Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons.
M.
Millbrook Press, Minneapolis. 2014.
Description
Have you ever wondered what we would look like if we had no
bones? Since humans are vertebrates, we don’t have to worry about that. But what if our vertebrae didn’t stop at our
read ends? Or didn’t have any arm or leg bones? Or only had 2 fingers on each
hand or two toes on each foot? What would we be? Are there any animals out
there that don’t have any bones at all?!?!
Qualitative Reading
Level
Purpose: Low. The purpose is explicitly stated.
Structure: Low. The organization is simple, there are
explicit connections between ideas and conforms to the conventions of the
genre. Graphics are simple and mostly
unnecessary for the text.
Language: Low. The language used is contemporary and
conversational. It is clear and explicit and easy-to-understand.
Knowledge Demands: Low.
Requires only everyday practical knowledge.
Content Area
Science, English
Subject Area Tag
Science, Reading for Pleasure: Picture Books
Content Area Standard
NY State Science, Elementary
STANDARD 1—Analysis, Inquiry, and Design
Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry,
and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and
develop solutions.
STANDARD 2—Information Systems
Students will access, generate, process, and transfer
information using appropriate technologies.
STANDARD 6—Interconnectedness: Common Themes
Students will understand the relationships and common themes
that connect mathematics, science, and technology. and apply the themes to
these and other areas of learning.
STANDARD 7—Interdisciplinary Problem Solving
Students will understand the relationships and common themes
that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these
and other areas of learning.
PROCESS SKILLS: BASED ON STANDARD 4
Science is an ongoing process. Most often there is a question
or problem that initiates an investigation searching for a possible solution or
solutions. There is no single prescribed scientific method to govern an
investigation. It is important that students practice the skills outlined
below. For younger students, the emphasis is on discovery. For older students,
the emphasis is on formulating and investigating their own questions.
Key Idea 1:
Living things are both similar to and different from each
other and from nonliving things.
New York State Content Area Standard (Grades K-5)
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly
and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when
writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze
their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas
develop and interact over the course of a text.
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific
sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section,
chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content
and style of a text.
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims
in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and
sufficiency of the evidence.
9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics
in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational
texts independently and proficiently.
11. Respond to literature by employing knowledge of literary
language, textual features, and forms to read and comprehend, reflect upon, and
interpret literary texts from a variety of genres and a wide spectrum of
American and world cultures.
Curriculum
Suggestions
- Unit on the human body
- Looks at x-rays to see bones
- Unit on non-fiction books
Links to Supporting
Digital Content
Kids Health: Bones
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