🔬 Science · The Human Body
The Heart & Blood
Understand that the heart is a muscle that pumps blood around the body through tubes called blood vessels, and that we can feel our heartbeat by placing a hand on our chest or fingers on our wrist
Typical age: 5–7 years
“Can your child find their own pulse on their wrist or neck, and explain that it’s their heart pumping blood?”
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Cells-to-systems hierarchy helps organise knowledge of heart as an organ in a system
- Basic Body Needs
Basic needs (exercise keeps heart strong) connects to knowing the heart pumps blood
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Detailed circulatory system builds on knowing the heart pumps blood through blood vessels