Fred and Rita are in the library. Fred is reading a science magazine.
Fred: How many bones do you think there are there in the human body?
Rita: Not looking up from her text book. Fred, I haven't got time for this. I’m working.
Fred: Come on! Have a guess.
Rita: I don’t know. She thinks for a moment. Are you including ribs?
rib cageFred: Consults his magazine. It doesn’t say about ribs. They’ve just put the number of bones for babies and adults.
Rita: You mean it’s a different number?
Fred: Very different. So how many bones are there in a baby?
Rita: I have no idea. 50?
Fred: Try six times that.
Rita: 300? No! Wow!
Fred: And in an adult?
Can you guess? Find out in Part 2
Vocabulary & Activities * Fun Facts about bones (listening) * Print Version * Teaching Notes
