High Legh Primary School

Animals, including humans 

Objectives:

Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.

Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.

Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals including humans.

Knowledge Children will know by end of the topic:

Where the heart is in their body

Will know the function of the heart, lungs, blood vessels and blood

Draw and annotate a diagram labelling the above organs

Explain our heart beat

Know what a healthy diet is and the need for one

Investigate exercise on the body

Take measurements

Record findings

Explain the effects of drugs on the body

Explain how diet and healthy lifestyle ideas have changed over time and the work by John Boyd Orr

We will be looking at the function of our hearts. How they work and also opening some up and having a look inside. We will think about how the blood flows areound our bodies and the important job it has in our lives. We will also look at what harms our bodies and how we can keep them healthy.