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Year 8 Science
Multicellular organisms
Lesson 12 – the circulatory system

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Get ready
You will need:
• pen or pencil
• paper or a notebook
• a digital device.

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Solution to lesson 11 challenge

Humans need a respiratory system to ensure their bodies inhale oxygen
for the process of cellular respiration.
The cells in the human body require oxygen to react with nutrients to
produce energy. Without cellular respiration, humans would not be
able to produce energy and survive.
It is also important to remove the waste product of cellular respiration,
which is carbon dioxide. The respiratory system enables humans to
exhale carbon dioxide and remove it from their body.

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Learning intention
To know about circulatory systems in animals.

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Frayer model
A Frayer model can help you to develop a clear and better
understanding of a science concept.
It can help you to get your thoughts and points across easier when
explaining a science concept.
The next slide shows an example of a Frayer model of the skeletal
system.

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Frayer Model
The table blow outlines an example of a Frayer model on the skeletal
system.
Definition Facts or characteristics
Skeletal system is made up of bones and cartilage. Some bones make red blood cells.
Bones help to support the body and keep it upright.
Bones help the body to move.
Cartilage in the ribs allows the chest cavity to
expand and relax.

Examples Non-examples
Some animals have exoskeletons like a crab. Organs made of soft tissue such as the heart,
Some animals have endoskeletons, such as humans, stomach, tongue and the eyes are not skeletal.
horses, elephants, dogs and cats.

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The four parts of the Frayer model

1. Definition: write your definition in your own words on what you understand
about circulatory systems.
2. Facts or characteristics: identify and name the common characteristics of
circulatory systems. What distinguishes the parts or characteristics from
other body systems?
3. Examples: list examples of things that remind you of a circulatory system.
What examples do you know or can draw to show what you mean?
4. Non-examples: include things which are definitely not part of the circulatory
system.
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Frayer model
Draw and complete the Frayer model on what you know about the
circulatory system of animals.
Definition Facts or characteristics
Write your definition of the circulatory system. Features that distinguish what is part of the
circulatory system. Write how to identify or
recognise characteristics of the circulatory system.

Examples Non-examples
Draw a picture. Write an application of a circulatory Write or draw things which are not part of the
system and/or provide examples of animals that circulatory system.
have circulatory systems.

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Review
The circulatory system circulates blood and lymph through the body,
consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, and the lymphatic
vessels and glands.
Many animals have a closed circulatory system, where the blood is
maintained in vessels and pumped by the heart.
For example, frogs, fish and earthworms all have closed circulatory
systems.
Many molluscs have an open system, where the blood washes over and
around tissues.
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Frayer model on the circulatory system

Definition Facts or characteristics
The main role of the circulatory system is to circulate Heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, lymphatic vessels
blood through the body. ​All cells in the body need to and glands. ​
have oxygen and nutrients to produce energy, and Blood and lymph travels in a circular path through the
they need their wastes removed. circulatory system.

Examples Non-examples
Closed circulatory systems: Jellyfish, flatworms and coral are all animals that do
• fish – heart has two chambers; not have a heart.
• frog – heart has three chambers;
• human – heart has four chambers.
Some animals have more than one heart. An octopus
has three hearts, and an earthworm has five.

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Challenge
What animals have blue blood?
Explain why their blood is blue.

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