Nutrient Transport in Animals

CONCEPTUAL

Science›Organisms & Life Processes|Ages 10—11|ID: mt_YSyjTZfjvv

Describe how nutrients and water are transported within animals, including the role of the circulatory system in delivering nutrients from digestion

Mastery Evidence

Describe how nutrients from digested food pass through the wall of the small intestine into the blood
Explain that blood transports dissolved nutrients and water to all parts of the body
Connect the digestive system and circulatory system as working together to deliver nourishment

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] explain how the sandwich they ate at lunch actually gets to their muscles — from the stomach into the blood and then around the body?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Y6.Sci.A.3The national curriculum in England

Transport of nutrients and water

describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans

Science · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites3

The Circulatory System
hardAges 10—11
Organ Systems Vocabulary
softAges 9—11
The Digestive System
hardAges 8—9

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The Circulatory System hard
Must know circulatory system before understanding how it transports nutrients
- Skeletons & Muscles soft
  Understanding skeleton and muscles provides context for internal organ systems
  - Body Parts & Senses soft
    Knowing body parts and senses supports understanding skeleton protects organs
    - Animal Body Groups soft
      Comparing animal structures supports understanding own body parts
      - Naming Common Animals hard
        Must know animal groups before comparing body structures
  - Animal Body Groups hard
    Must compare animal body structures before learning about skeleton/muscle system specifically
    - Naming Common Animals hard
      Must know animal groups before comparing body structures
  - Bones & Muscles soft
    Enrichment knowledge of skeleton and muscles supports formal curriculum study of skeletons for support, protection, movement
- Heart & Blood Circulation soft
  Enrichment knowledge of 4-chamber heart and double loop supports formal curriculum study of circulatory system
  - Cells, Tissues & Organs hard
    Understanding 4-chamber heart requires knowing organs work within organ systems
    - 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
  - The Heart & Blood hard
    Detailed circulatory system builds on knowing the heart pumps blood through blood vessels
- Organ Systems Vocabulary hard
  Identifying and naming parts of the circulatory system requires circulatory system vocabulary: artery, vein, capillary, blood vessel
- The Digestive System hard
  Must know digestive system before learning circulatory system that transports digested nutrients
  - Animal Nutrition hard
    Must understand nutrition before learning how the digestive system processes food
    - Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivores soft
      Carnivore/herbivore/omnivore classification supports understanding nutrition differences
      - Naming Common Animals hard
        Must identify animal groups before classifying by diet
    - What Living Things Need hard
      Must know basic survival needs before learning about nutrition types and food groups
      - Common Plants & Trees soft
        Knowing plants helps understand what they need
      - Living Things Vocabulary soft
        Describing what plants and animals need to survive uses life processes vocabulary: nutrition, growth, sensitivity
      - Naming Common Animals soft
        Knowing animals helps understand what they need
  - The Digestive Journey soft
    Enrichment knowledge tracing the digestive journey supports formal curriculum study of digestive system parts
    - Basic Body Needs hard
      Tracing the digestive journey builds on knowing the body needs food for energy
      - The Heart & Blood soft
        Basic needs (exercise keeps heart strong) connects to knowing the heart pumps blood
      - How Breathing Works soft
        Basic needs (body needs air) connects to knowing about breathing and lungs
Organ Systems Vocabulary soft
Describing nutrient and water transport within animals requires organ system vocabulary
The Digestive System hard
Must know digestive system before understanding nutrient absorption into blood
- Animal Nutrition hard
  Must understand nutrition before learning how the digestive system processes food
  - Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivores soft
    Carnivore/herbivore/omnivore classification supports understanding nutrition differences
    - Naming Common Animals hard
      Must identify animal groups before classifying by diet
  - What Living Things Need hard
    Must know basic survival needs before learning about nutrition types and food groups
    - Common Plants & Trees soft
      Knowing plants helps understand what they need
    - Living Things Vocabulary soft
      Describing what plants and animals need to survive uses life processes vocabulary: nutrition, growth, sensitivity
    - Naming Common Animals soft
      Knowing animals helps understand what they need
- The Digestive Journey soft
  Enrichment knowledge tracing the digestive journey supports formal curriculum study of digestive system parts
  - Basic Body Needs hard
    Tracing the digestive journey builds on knowing the body needs food for energy
    - The Heart & Blood soft
      Basic needs (exercise keeps heart strong) connects to knowing the heart pumps blood
    - How Breathing Works soft
      Basic needs (body needs air) connects to knowing about breathing and lungs

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