Circulation and health

Exploring the heart and circulatory system through models and enquiries and considering how lifestyle choices affect our health.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Factors affecting health

  • To identify factors that affect our health and how to reduce their negative impact.

Working scientifically

  • To evaluate sources of information.

Lesson 2: The heart and circulatory system

Knowledge

  • To summarise the key structures and purpose of the circulatory system.

Lesson 3: Blood

Knowledge

  • To identify the key roles of blood.

Working scientifically

  • To evaluate a model.

Lesson 4: Heart rate

Knowledge

  • To explore the relationship between animal size and heart rate.

Working scientifically

  • To interpret patterns in data.

Lesson 5: Investigating exercise and heart rate

Knowledge

  • To investigate the relationship between exercise and heart rate.

Working scientifically

  • To write a method.

Lesson 6: Heart rate and fitness

Knowledge

  • To describe the relationship between heart rate and fitness.

Working scientifically

  • To draw a line graph.

Key skills

Planning

  • Suggesting which

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Key knowledge

To know:

  • The

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Key vocabulary

balanced diet

blood

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Unit resources

Assessment – Science Y6: Circulation and health

Assessment resources for this unit. Use

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Knowledge organiser: Science – Y6: Circulation and health

A summary of the most important

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Key vocabulary

A display version of the key

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Subject resources

Policy support

Outlines the intent and rationale behind

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Science: Long-term plans

Long-term plans giving a suggested order

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Equipment list

A list of essential and optional

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Science: Progression of skills and knowledge

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Key vocabulary

Available from 1st July 2024. Vocabulary

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Assessment

A downloadable spreadsheet to record

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National curriculum mapping

A mapping document showing each of

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