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Heart & Blood Circulation

Describe the circulatory system in detail: the heart has four chambers (two atria, two ventricles) that pump blood in a double loop — one to the lungs for oxygen and one to the rest of the body to deliver it — through arteries, veins, and tiny capillaries

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Check understanding

  • Name the four heart chambers and describe the double-loop pathway (heart → lungs → heart → body)
  • Distinguish arteries (carry blood away from heart), veins (carry blood back to heart), and capillaries (tiny vessels where exchange happens)
  • Name the components of blood: red blood cells (carry oxygen), white blood cells (fight infection), platelets (help clotting), plasma (liquid)
“Can your child trace the path blood takes through the heart and body — explaining that it goes to the lungs first for oxygen, then out to the rest of the body?”

Curriculum record

Type
Conceptual
Subject
Science
Domain
The Human Body
Age range
Ages 9–11