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Year 6
Function of blood
I can describe what blood is and what it does.
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Year 6
Function of blood
I can describe what blood is and what it does.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Blood is needed by humans to keep them alive.
- Blood transports oxygen and nutrients to all the parts of the body so they can keep working.
- Blood transports carbon dioxide and other waste materials to be removed from the body.
- Blood is made of different parts. Each part has a special function within blood.
- Models can be used to describe what blood is and its functions.
Keywords
Blood - Blood is pumped around the body by the heart.
Function - The task that something does is its function.
nutrients - Nutrients are important substances that living things use to stay alive and healthy.
Oxygen - Oxygen is a gas in the air that is vital for living things.
Carbon dioxide - Carbon dioxide is the gas in the air.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that blood is made in the heart and the function of blood is to clean the heart.
This lesson provides plenty of opportunities for pupils to learn about the different functions of blood.
Use the images on the slide deck to ask pupils what they think the different components of blood look like. They should use these ideas to help decide what objects and materials they might use to make their own model of blood to help them to describe its functions.
Teacher tip
Equipment
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Content guidance
- Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What colour is blood?
Q2.
The heart's function is to ...
make us feel emotions.
help to break down food.
pump air.
Q3.
Which statements about the heart are incorrect?
The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body.
The heart is similar in shape to an upside down pear.
The heart is the size of a clenched fist.
Q4.
Your heart is made of chambers with that open and close to control the flow of blood.
holes
tubes
muscles
Q5.
Your heart will beat approximately times a day.
Q6.
The walls of the heart are made from ...
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6 Questions
Q1.
True or false? The lungs pump blood around the body.
true
Q2.
Which statement about blood is correct?
Blood is made of just liquid.
Blood is made of different parts - one solid and one liquid.
Blood is made of different parts. Each part has the same function.
Q3.
What does blood transport to all parts of the body?
stomach acid
saliva
hoops
Q4.
Blood transports gas to be removed from the body.
oxygen
helium
Q5.
Which options below are parts of blood?
blue blood cells
plates
Q6.
Match the function of blood to the part that is responsible for it.
red blood cells
platelets
white blood cells
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