The Heart & Blood
Science · The Human Body · conceptual
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
What mastery looks like
- Locate their own heartbeat by touch (chest or pulse point)
- State that the heart pumps blood through the body continuously
- Describe blood vessels as tubes that carry blood to every part of the body
Check your understanding
Can The Heart & Blood find their own pulse on their wrist or neck, and explain that it’s their heart pumping blood?
Prerequisites
None — this is a foundational concept.