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Nutrient detective

Science Year 6
This unit is part of Year 6 Science The Art of Being Human

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Objectives

Explore how nutrients and water are transported throughout your body in your blood and the processes used to pass in and out of your blood through capillary walls. Create your own abstract art to celebrate these processes.

Science Objectives
i) Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

Working Scientifically

  1. Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.
  2. Identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

Other Curriculum Areas
Art

  • Improve mastery of art and design techniques.

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Know that nutrients and water are transported around the body in the blood.
  • Know that diffusion and osmosis are processes that move nutrient and water in the body.
  • Investigate diffusion and osmosis.
  • Create prints using paints and gelatine and link with diffusion.
  • Create abstract photo montage and link with osmosis.

Activities

  1. Explain how nutrients and water are transported through the body.
  2. Investigate diffusion and osmosis.
  3. Create abstract diffusion art work with accompanying science link explanation.

Investigation - exploring, analysing secondary sources
Plotting the journey of water and food.

Vocabulary
Circulatory system, heart, blood, blood vessels, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, water

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