Earlier in the week we had an exciting time dissecting a heart. We all went up to the secondary science rooms where we worked with Post-16 students to learn about the heart.
We dissected a lamb's heart and also a chicken's heart and learnt that they were both similar. The heart is a muscle that pumps blood around the whole body. It has two atriums and also two ventricles - one is bigger than the other because one part pumps blood to the whole body and the other only goes to the lungs.
We used instruments to cut the hearts open and to see what was inside of them. We got to see the aorta and the heart strings and got to feel the hearts as well. When we put our fingers in them, some of us thought the hearts were slimy and soft! The hearts were cold to help stop the blood from coming out of them.
Some of us felt a little bit uncomfortable and sick but everyone did a great job of listening to what we were being told. Most of us enjoyed feeling the hearts and learning about them - we hope we do it again soon and that we inspire some of you to learn more about the heart.
If you are in year 6, what did you think about the dissection?
By Giulia and Zoya
It was so fun
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