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ScienceThe Human Bodyusually ages 9–11

Circulation & Breathing Together

Understand how the circulatory and respiratory systems work together: the lungs oxygenate the blood, the heart pumps it around the body, cells use the oxygen and produce carbon dioxide waste, and the blood carries the waste back to the lungs to be breathed out

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Try this together

Can your child explain why their heart beats faster when they run — and how their heart and lungs are working together to deliver more oxygen to their muscles?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Heart & Blood Circulationages 9–11System interaction requires detailed knowledge of the circulatory system
How the Lungs Workages 9–11System interaction requires detailed knowledge of the respiratory system
Circulation & Breathing Togetherthis skill · ages 9–11
Unlocks
Healthy Lifestyle Choicesages 9–11Understanding how lifestyle affects health requires knowing how circulatory and respiratory systems interact

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Curriculum alignment

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This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Growing Up & Pubertyages 9–11 Healthy Lifestyle Choicesages 9–11 Heart & Blood Circulationages 9–11 How the Lungs Workages 9–11

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