Heart KS2

Explore the structure and function of the heart, how it works within the circulatory system and find clear, ready-to-teach KS2 activities to help your pupils understand this vital organ.

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Teach your KS2 class about the heart and circulatory system with this ready-to-teach lesson. Your class will take a look inside the human body and explore how water and nutrients are transported by the circulatory system. They will find out what the function of the heart and lungs are, as well as how arteries and veins transport blood to all the different parts of the body. There is also the opportunity to dissect a heart so your class can see how they work for themselves!

This heart KS2 Science lesson includes:

a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities
a slideshow for the teaching input
a range of printable resources for independent learning activities

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Heart KS2

Let’s talk about one of the most important parts of your body—your heart!

What is the Heart?

The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist, and it works non-stop to keep you alive. It’s an exceptionally strong pump that pushes blood carrying oxygen and nutrients around your body. Pretty cool, right?

What is the structure of the Heart?

Use resources from the lesson pack to make the experience real by constructing heart models or carrying out a heart dissection.

Children will be fascinated to see what a real heart looks like inside while they explore how everything fits together to keep blood flowing through this powerful organ.

You'll spot:

four chambers: two on top (atria) and two on the bottom (ventricles).
two valves (like little doors)
arteries (big tubes that carry blood away from the heart) and veins (big tubes that carry the blood to the heart).

Check out a KS2 heart diagram to see how it works!

KS2 Heart Diagram

Facts about the Heart

Why not share these fun facts about the heart with your class:

Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day!
A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car!
Laughter is good for your heart—it helps improve blood flow by 20%!
Your blood travels around your body in less than a minute!

Challenge your class to find out more fun facts about the heart and work together to create a Heart Fact Display on your working wall! Use drawings, diagrams and facts to make it colorful and exciting.

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