Year 6 - Science
The circulatory system in humans: plan
The human circulatory system
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the human circulatory system, identifying the heart, blood vessels, and blood functions. It examines how diet, exercise, drugs, and lifestyle affect body function and details nutrient and water transport in animals. Emphasis is on data recording and presenting findings.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to draft information about the circulatory system in humans and plan how to present it to others.
Key Notes
- The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood working together in the human body
- The circulatory system supplies the body with nutrients and oxygen, and removes waste products that it doesn't need
- A flowchart is a diagram, using boxes, lines and arrows, that shows the steps of a process from beginning to end
- Writing a draft plan gives you an opportunity to find ways of improving your work
Vocabulary To Learn
- blood vessels: Blood vessels are tubes through which blood flows around the body
- circulatory system: The circulatory system is a network of the heart, blood and blood vessels working together to circulate blood around the body
- heart: The heart is an organ that pumps blood around the body.
- flowchart: A flowchart is a diagram that shows the steps of a process from beginning to end
- draft: A draft is a detailed outline that provides the information you need to complete a task
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that the lungs are part of the human circulatory system.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood working together in the human body. The circulatory system supplies the body with nutrients and oxygen, and removes waste products that it doesn't need.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'blood vessels'
Blood vessels are tubes through which blood flows around the body. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that the lungs are part of the human circulatory system. Correction: Explain how the circulatory system works to support the respiratory system by bringing blood to and from the lungs. Note: children will learn more about this in key stage 3.
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