Year 6 · Science

Human Circulatory System

Year 6 learners practise how the heart and circulatory system work.

The activities include Explore the Heart and Our Circulation, Find Out About the Circulation of the Blood, Identify the Various Components of our Circulatory System, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, interactive, lesson, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Explore the Heart and Our Circulation
Find Out About the Circulation of the Blood
Identify the Various Components of our Circulatory System
Investigate Human Circulation
Learn About How Blood Goes Around Our Body
Look at our Blood Circulation
Name the Important Parts of Our Blood Supply
Study our Heart and Circulation
Study The Importance Of Our Circulation
Understand How Blood Goes Around Our Bodies

Checked learning resources

Function of blood

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 science lesson, video, worksheet and quizzes naming the components of blood and explaining the functions of plasma, red cells, white cells and platelets.
Function of blood worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 science downloadable Year 6 worksheet and starter and exit quizzes naming the components of blood and explaining the functions of plasma, red cells, white cells and platelets.
Science: Animals Including Humans: Blood Year 6 Lesson 2

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

Year 6 lesson plan, presentation and worksheets on the structure and function of blood, including red and white blood cells, plasma and platelets.
Function of blood vessels

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak Year 6 circulatory-system lesson aligned to the full activity context on the heart, blood, blood vessels and circulation.
Function of the heart

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak Year 6 circulatory-system lesson aligned to the full activity context on the heart, blood, blood vessels and circulation.
Y6 Animals Including Humans: The Circulatory System Lesson 1

Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

Twinkl Year 6 resource from the checked corpus for Human Circulatory System.
Animals including humans - KS2 Science

BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

BBC KS2 topic page selected from the Year 6 Science corpus for Human Circulatory System.
Function of blood vessels worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Free worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz downloads for the Oak lesson Function of blood vessels.