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five keys to health
Riddles
100
What are body parts that perform specific tasks called?
a. germs
b. organs
c. humans
B. organs
Example: All of the organs in your body work to keep you healthy.
100
What are the very tiny living things that could make you sick called?
a. diseases
b. vaccines
c. germs
c. germs
Example: Washing your hands before meals helps to wash away germs.
100
Do we have more bones or muscles in our body?
***100 Bonus points if you can give the number of how many muscles and how many bones***
More Muscles!!
**Bonus Answers: 650 muscles and 206 bones**
100
Name at least 2 of the five key to health
1. eat well
2. exercise
3. sleep
4. keep clean
5. have check ups
100
You cannot see me but I live everywhere, on everything, and I make you very sick. What am I?
Germs
200
What is it called when something or somebody is being held up so that it or the person does not fall down?
a. nerves
b. skeleton
c. support
c. support
Example: The beams of the house support the roof.
200
What does it mean when something is hard to understand or difficult to do?
a. easy
b. balanced
c. complicated
c. complicated
Example: The recipe with more than one step is very complicated to follow.
200
Which sentence is true about the heart?
a. The heart is a part of the nervous system
b. The heart tells your muscles what to do and how to move
c. the heart is an important muscle that pumps blood throughout your body
c. the heart is an important muscle that pumps blood throughout your body
200
how many hours of sleep do children typically need?
a. 10-12 hours
b. 3-5 hours
c. 16-20 hours
a. 10-12 hours
A well rested body stays healthy and is ready to learn the next day!
200
I am a shot you get that helps prevent disease. What am I?
Vaccine
300
What is it called when something is done by choice?
a. voluntary
b. involuntary
c. muscles
a. voluntary
Example: Sarah's participation in the race was voluntary.
300
what is a group of parts or systems that work together called?
a. network
b. human
c. oxygen
a. network
Example: The inside of the human body is a network of systems with organs that work together.
300
Which sentence about the brain is true?
a. The brain is a muscle that pumps blood throughout your body.
b. The brain is an organ that sends and receives messages to and from other parts of your body
c. the brain is an organ that helps your body turn food you eat into energy
b. The brain is an organ that sends and receives messages to and from other parts of your body
300
how many times do you need to brush your teeth a day?
a. every time you eat
b. 2 times a day
c. 5 times a day
b. 2 times a day
Brush, Brush, Brush those teeth EVERY morning and night
300
I am the body's control center. I do all the work. What am I?
The brain
400
What are the tubes that move blood through the body called?
a. pulse
b. blood vessels
c. heart
b. blood vessels
Example: Blood vessels can be as big as jump ropes or smaller than the hairs on your head.
400
which picture is the circulatory system?
a. 
b. 
c. 
a.
400
True or False: All germs make us sick?
False! Some germs do get us sick, but other germs can help protect us!
400
When should we wash our hands?
a. before and after we eat
b. after we use the bathroom
c. whenever they are dirty
d. all of the above
d. all of the above!!
400
I am a diagram that helps people create meals for a balanced diet. What am I?
Food pyramid or plate
500
What are thin fibers that connect your brain to all parts of your body called?
a. nerves
b. brain stem
c. heart
a. nerves
Example: The tips of your fingers are full of nerves that allow you to feel.
500
Which picture is the muscular system?
a. 
b.
c. 
b.
500
What do vaccines do?
a. Vaccines help your body fight diseases
b. Vaccines help your body digest food
c. vaccines help your body carry blood
a. Vaccines help your body fight diseases
500
What are the body's natural ways of fighting germs called?
a. immunities
b. healthy
c. exercise
a. immunities
500
I am a process milk undergoes to make it safe to drink. What am I?
Pasteurization