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Cells, Tissues & Organs
CONCEPTUALUnderstand that the body is organised in a hierarchy: tiny cells are the building blocks, groups of similar cells form tissues, tissues combine into organs (like the heart or stomach), and organs work together in organ systems (like the circulatory system)
Mastery Evidence
- State that cells are the smallest building blocks of the body, too small to see without a microscope
- Describe the hierarchy: cells → tissues → organs → organ systems
- Give an example: muscle cells form muscle tissue, which forms the heart organ, which is part of the circulatory system
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] explain that the body is made of tiny cells, and that cells group together to make tissues, which make organs, which make whole systems?”
Prerequisites3
- The Heart & BloodsoftAges 5—7
- The Brain Controls the BodysoftAges 5—7
- How Breathing WorkssoftAges 5—7
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- The Heart & Blood soft
Cells-to-systems hierarchy helps organise knowledge of heart as an organ in a system
- The Brain Controls the Body soft
Cells-to-systems hierarchy helps organise knowledge of brain as an organ in a system
- How Breathing Works soft
Cells-to-systems hierarchy helps organise knowledge of lungs as organs in a system
Unlocks4
- The Immune SystemhardAges 9—11
- Structures for SurvivalsoftAges 9—10
- Heart & Blood CirculationhardAges 9—11
- How the Lungs WorkhardAges 9—11