Year 6 Animals, including humans

Take your Year 6 science outdoors through active investigations, creative challenges and immersive simulations of the circulatory and digestive systems. From transforming the playground into a working model of the body to measuring the effects of exercise, pupils will collaborate, question and investigate as they discover how our bodies work.

Lesson Plans

Describing functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood

Transform your playground into a giant model of the circulatory system with this highly active, outdoor lesson. Your pupils will take on active roles and even pitch in an Apprentice-style debate to discover exactly how the heart, blood vessels, and blood work together to keep us alive.

Learning objective:

To describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.

Understanding the impact of exercise on body function

Get your class moving outdoors with this hands-on outdoor lesson that explores the effects of exercise on the human body. Your pupils will work collaboratively to design and run their own investigations, using real-world measurements to see their body’s responses in action.

Learning objective:

To understand the impact of exercise on the way their body functions.

Naming parts of the circulatory system

Bring the human circulatory system to life with this immersive lesson that uses creative teamwork and natural materials and asks your children to demonstrate their understanding of the functions of the heart, blood, and vessels in a memorable way.

Learning objective:

To identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system.

Describing how nutrients and water are transported round the body

This engaging, active lesson requires your pupils to use their teamwork skills through creativity and scientific thinking to deepen their understanding of how the digestive system and circulatory system work together to transfer nutrients.

Learning objective:

To describe how nutrients and water are transported around our bodies.

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