Year 5 - The Heart Of The Matter

 As part of our Healthy Habits topic, Year 5 have been learning about the heart and the circulatory system.

To help us understand the workings of the heart, the Science Department arranged some heart dissection sessions for us in the school laboratories.

Using goose hearts, the children had the opportunity to dissect and explore, in a very hands-on way, the workings and intricacies of the heart.

We would like to thank the Science Department for this wonderful opportunity and experience.

Here are some responses from the children in Year 5:

I was really surprised about how squishy the heart was – Lili (5 Neptune)

I've never touched a real organ before! – Athena (5 Neptune)

Thank you for showing us real hearts, it was kind of gross but fun! – Lujza (5 Neptune)

I liked how Dr Wood explained everything to us first.  – Cooper (5 Neptune)

After we finished cutting it open, I loved seeing the valves and the chambers – Alex (5 Neptune)

Shihyeon (5 Wave) - I found this really interesting because I did not have the opportunity to do things like this in my old school

Viktor (5 Wave): It was interesting to see the differences in the thickness of the two sides of the heart in real life and to feel it with our hands

Jerry (5 Wave): I It was fun to cut open the heart, but it was hard to find the chambers!

Emili: (5 Wave):  I really enjoyed cutting the heart and through the veins

Samu (5 Wave): It was good to see where the blood goes in the heart

I loved to see the valves and chambers and cutting the heart -  Dominik ( 5 Aqua)

The whole thing was fun, and the special equipment made it really exciting – Johnny ( 5 Aqua)

Surprisingly, the heart actually looked like real love hearts – Blanka ( 5 Aqua)

At the science labs, it was fun exploring the hearts and the valves – Lissi ( 5 Aqua)

Cutting the heart was disgusting and fun at the same time. For most people it’s probably an opportunity of a lifetime – Denes (5 Aqua)

Steve Catalinac

Year 5 Class Teacher