Unit 6 Reflection

Unit 6 was primarily about the skeletal system. I found this unit really interesting because I felt like I was enjoying what I was learning more than usual. I learned that the skeleton has 206 bones and that there are different types of bones: long bone, short bone, flat bones, and irregular bones. The skeletal body has 2 divisions: axial and appendicular. We also learned about joints. A joint is the point of connection between 2 bones or elements of the skeleton.
We also did a really cool lab, the owl pellet lab. We observed and used tools to look inside an owl pellet, which is something an owl vomits that could not be digested. We found remains of a dead mole and vole in out pellet which was really cool!
Below are pictures from the lab.

In this unit, I did wonder how so many bones could work in the body and the function of each. I will definitely look into the bones in the body when I have free time because it really was captivating.