Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson pupils should:

• Understand the role of the heart in the circulatory system

 

Resources

• Vocabulary cards

• Diagram to colour of circulatory system

• Videoscribe: 'the circulatory system'

• Instruction recipe for making blood

You provide:

• Ingredients for blood recipe

• Red and blue counters

 

Vocabulary

circulatory system, blood, plasma, oxygen, deoxygenated, gaseous exchange, organs, brain, platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells

 

Starter activities .

1. Teaching Point/Class Discussion:

Recap Lesson 1 'the Heart'

 

2. Class Discussion:

What is blood made of?

 

Main activities 

1. Teaching Point:

Explain that the dual function of the circulatory system is (a) to deliver oxygenated blood to all parts of the body and (b) to carry carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

 

2. Class Activity:

Watch Videoscribe: 'the circulatory system'. Do the children agree with the supermarket analogy? 

 

3. Individual Activity:

Children label diagram of the circulatory system, colouring red to show the path of oxygenated blood and blue the path of deoxygenated blood.

 

4. Teaching Point:

Explain that blood is not just a single red liquid but comprises several main components:

• Plasma

• Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

• White blood cells (lymphocytes) and platelets

 

5. Group Activity:

Children follow instruction recipe to concoct their own blood.

 

6. Class Activity:

Using red and blue counters, children create drama to demonstrate the flow of blood to and from the heart.

 

Plenary activity 

Q: What happens to the body if the heart stops beating?

 

Assessment

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Downloadable lesson plan and resources