Outreach: Primary School Activity on the Human Body
Fitting with the national curriculum key stages 1 and 2 framework document in England, an interactive and enjoyable session can be delivered to year-6 students covering the following points
Objectives of the Project
• geometry - the shapes of common mathematical shapes and how this relates to the molecules that make the body up;
• animals - what makes us humans and our dietary evolution;
• dietary issues - what do we need for a balanced and healthy diet and why?;
Fitting with the national curriculum key stages 1 and 2 framework document in England, an interactive and enjoyable session can be delivered to year-6 students covering the following points
Objectives of the Project
• geometry - the shapes of common mathematical shapes and how this relates to the molecules that make the body up;
• animals - what makes us humans and our dietary evolution;
• dietary issues - what do we need for a balanced and healthy diet and why?;
- polymers - 'man-made' and naturally occurring biological molecules and how they make us what we are;
- nutrition - how our body takes-in and breaks-down all food types;
- digestive system - how our food gets into our bodies and makes us grow and repair new and old cells;
- drugs exercise and lifestyle - what is a drug and how do they work in the body.
