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The heart, blood and a healthy body

Year 6 · Upper Key Stage 2 · S6-ANIMALS — Circulatory system; impact of diet, exercise and drugs

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Teeth, digestion and food chains (Year 4), Food, skeletons and muscles (Year 3)

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Concept Anchor

The heart is a muscle that pumps blood through blood vessels. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body and takes waste, like carbon dioxide, away. Exercise and a balanced diet keep the heart healthy; smoking and drugs can harm it.

Worked example

Why does your heart beat faster when you run?

  1. 1.Running muscles work harder.
  2. 2.They need more oxygen.
  3. 3.The heart pumps faster to bring blood more quickly.
II

Guided Check

Where does blood collect oxygen?

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 6S6-ANIMALS — The heart·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    What is the main job of the heart?

    Q2Year 6S6-ANIMALS — What blood carries·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    What does blood carry to your muscles?

    Q3Year 6S6-ANIMALS — Effect of exercise·Problem Solving·●●●Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Why does your heart beat faster when you run?