Jun
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Filed Under (year 7) by griggans on 18-06-2007

Classifying is just putting things into groups. We might for example put types of films into groups like comedy, horror, childrens, action, drama, romance etc. Scientists put organisms into 5 Kingdoms. Can you remember what they are? Can you remember the groups of invertebrates and vertebrates that make up the animal kingdom?

Roman snail (Helix pomatia)

Jun
18
Filed Under (year 8) by griggans on 18-06-2007

Read the online article about the heart

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/heart_noSW.html

now answer this question:

How long does it take to pump blood to every cell in your body?

Jun
18
Filed Under (year 10) by griggans on 18-06-2007

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We also investigated sensitive areas of our body with a hairclip – we found the fingertips and lips were most sensitive, and could feel more points of the hairclip. This is because they contain the most nerve endings.