This term Primary 6 have been learning all about the Human Body as part of their class topic. Each week we focused on a different system and carried out practical investigations.

We started of looking at skeletons, how they change over time and the name of different bones, we combined this with looking at the joints and muscles and made our own model fingers demonstrating the hinge joint.

We then moved onto the nervous system and looked at our reaction times with the drop the ruler test. We calculated our average time over 3 tests. We looked at optical illusions and how our eyes react to changes in light and depending on emotions we feel. We then created out own optical illusions which are on display in school.

We researched our inherited and non inherited characteristics for a homework tasks and drew portraits of our future selves. We also investigated if height corresponded with age and used excel to show the results.

We then moved onto the respiratory system. We first of all looked at our resting and active heart rate and created graphs using data we gathered in PE and maths.

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We then  made model lungs to demonstrate how the respiratory system works and silently matched all the cards together during our observed lesson with Mrs Tait. We completed the lung capacity experiment to see who in the class had the biggest lung capacity. We then used this data to make graphs in excel.

We then moved onto the digestive system which the class have enjoyed learning about the most. We first looked at how food is broken down by saliva in our mouths. The dry cracker experiment was a hit with the class!

We then investigated what happens to food once we have eaten it.

The class enjoyed the practical experiment demonstrating how our food is broken down into nutrients and waste products.

The class have made survey on Microsoft forms for P1-7 to see what snacks people enjoy and what healthy alternatives they would like to see on offer in school.  We will make graphs with the data collected next week. This project will continue into term 2.

The last area we will look at in this topic is the circulatory system next week.

Hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoyed learning about our topic!