The Effects of Growth and Change Name:

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The Human Body:

Label the Human body using the following words: brain liver lungs kidneys oesophagus small intestine stomach large intestine

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The Respiratory System

The body system that is all about breathing is .. What is the respiratory system made up of? 1) T. 2) L. 3) D.. How does the respiratory system work? When you breathe in you are breathing oxygen into your.., when you breathe out you blow ..out. Between your chest and belly area is a wide flat muscle called the... When you breathe in your diaphragm becomes , pulling air in through your nose and your mouth then through your .and inflating your lungs. When you breathe out your diaphragm .. and moves back up to help push the air out of your lungs and out of your ..and mouth. air trachea smaller carbon dioxide lungs relaxes diaphragm nose

What happens to the oxygen inside your body? The air you breathe passes into small tubes that branch out into your lungs. The tiniest tubes called the ..are as narrow as a strand of hair. At the end of each bronchiole are tiny air sacs called... You have 600 million alveoli. in the air we breathe passes the walls of the alveoli into very small blood vessels called .., than the oxygen rich blood is pumped throughout the body. bronchioles oxygen alveoli Why does breathing change when you exercise? capillaries

When you exercise you need to breathe.. to bring in more .and get rid of more .. faster oxygen carbon dioxide

Model of the Respiratory System

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What you will need

A plastic bottle A straw An elastic band Scissors 2 balloons Playdough

Method 1. Tie a knot in one end of a balloon and snip off the fat end 2. Stretch this end around the bottom of your plastic bottle 3. Put a straw in the neck of the other balloon and secure tightly with the elastic band but not so that you crush the straw. The air must flow through so test it with a little blow through the straw to see if the balloon inflates. 4. Put the straw and the balloon into the neck of the bottle and secure with the play dough making a seal around the bottle make sure that again, you dont crush straw. 5. Hold the bottle and pull the knot of the balloon at the bottom and watch what happens. Conclusion: What happened to the balloon? How is this like the respiratory system? ...

The Circulatory System

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Fill in the missing words about the circulatory system: 1) Blood circulation begins in the 2) Red blood cells pick up.. in the .. 3) Blood travels.from the . and through .. 4) Red blood cells drop off oxygen to the cells through tiny tubes called 5) Blood then ..to the heart through the .and the cycle begins again.

Word Bank: heart lungs capillaries oxygen

returns heart

away arteries

lungs veins

What other interesting facts did you read about the circulatory system? ........................

The Digestive System

Circle the correct answer: 1) Where does digestion begin?
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a) mouth b) stomach c) intestine Which is the largest organ in the digestive system? a) liver b) intestine c) stomach Which organ stores bile from the liver? a) liver b) gallbladder c) pancreas Which organ makes digestive enzymes? a) gallbladder b) liver c) pancreas Where does most of the digestion take place? a) stomach b) small intestine c) large intestine Which organ contains lots of microorganisms? a) Large intestine

Put a number next to the steps in the digestive system:

Food enters the body through the mouth and is chewed and swallowed. Stomach chemicals and acid break down the food. Waste products leave the body through the rectum and the anus Food goes down into the oesophagus then into the stomach. Digested food goes through the small opening into the small intestine. The remaining digested food then goes into the large intestine. The large intestine removes the water from the left overs. The nutrients are transferred into the blood stream and the blood stream delivers the nutrients to all parts of the body. The food is turned into fuel.

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How does physical activity affect the body? activity 2 minutes before straight after 2 minutes after

Conclusion: How does physical activity affect the body? ..

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Healthy Eating & Physical Exercise

Write a letter to a friend telling them why it is important to eat healthy and be active.

Dear.. I am writing to tell you what Ive been learning about keeping fit and healthy. I have learnt that it is important to eat healthy and be active because, Ways to be healthy and active are I hope you have enjoyed my letter and it has taught you something about healthy eating and being active. Sincerely, ..

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