Sister: Helena, what is a spinal cord?
Me: It's a long bone that runs down your back, like here.
Sister: Ohhhhhhhh, a bone. So like, chicken bones, duck bones, turkey bones...
I guess she only heard the "bone" part.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Stuff Kids Say - What is the spinal cord?
This installment of Stuff Kids Say is actually not from my third graders, but from my little sister when she was about their age.
Sister: Helena, what is a spinal cord?
Me: It's a long bone that runs down your back, like here.
Sister: Ohhhhhhhh, a bone. So like, chicken bones, duck bones, turkey bones...
I guess she only heard the "bone" part.
Sister: Helena, what is a spinal cord?
Me: It's a long bone that runs down your back, like here.
Sister: Ohhhhhhhh, a bone. So like, chicken bones, duck bones, turkey bones...
I guess she only heard the "bone" part.
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THE SPINAL CORD IS NOT A BONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S AN EXTENSION OF YOUR BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletehow did i know either you or lindsay would correct me on that???? because i'm a genius who does not know the definition of a spinal cord.
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