
Use the table below to help you study this unit.
Level 3 |
I know that what we eat is important to keep us healthy. I know that we need to exercise to keep healthy. I know that exercise and good diet helps build up strength of muscles. I know we have a skeleton and muscles as a framework (body support) to enable us to move and that this movement can be limited if we damage a bone/muscle. I know that we breathe faster and can feel (hear) our heart beating faster after exercise. I can name & identify the position of the heart and lungs. |
Level 4 |
I can name and identify position of major parts of the skeleton e.g. skull, ribs, pelvis, back bone. I know that muscles are attached to bones and that movement is brought about by joints and muscles. I know the role of skeleton in protection of organs. I know that there are organs of the body concerned with basic life processes their position and approximate size and shape. I know the names of chambers of the heart. I know that the heart acts as a pump to circulate blood which circulates through blood vessels called arteries and veins. I know that if you exercise/rest your pulse rate will go up/down. I know fitness training improves performance. |
Level 5 |
I can link some effects of exercise, diet, smoking, alcohol and other drugs on the body and on a developing foetus. I can describe how cells in the respiratory system are adapted for their purpose and how they may be damaged by smoking and other forms of air pollution I can represent respiration by a symbol equation. I know how the muscles and joints of the skeleton work to enable movement to go on. I know stunted growth/disability/heart disease may be a consequence of poor diet/disease. I can link the basic structure of heart structure to its function. I understand how the organ system works to enable the life process to go on. I know arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood to the heart, capillaries enable exchange at cells. I know blood enables transport and defence. |
Level 6 |
I can describe how the body uses the energy in food, representing respiration by a word equation. I can describe some effects of diet, smoking, alcohol and other drugs and of exercise on some organ systems and on developing foetus. I can explain how different body systems work together in a healthy individual. I can explain movement in terms of muscular contraction and relaxation. I know muscles can only contract and how antagonistic pairs of muscles work I know different types of joints and how they can be damaged by injury/disease. |
Level 7 |
I can represent respiration as a symbol equation. I know heart/breathing rate increase because of an increased demand for energy. I know muscles are powered by energy. |