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Blood & Circulation

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1994

Blood & Circulation
23 min3rd4th5th6thScienceHealth
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Summary

Bill traces the loop your blood travels, showing the heart, vessels, and blood working as a delivery system for your whole body.

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Discussion

Bill traces the loop your blood travels, showing the heart, vessels, and blood working as a delivery system for your whole body..

  1. What is blood delivering as it travels around your body?
  2. Why does your heart never take a break?
  3. How do veins and arteries work together?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: heart, vessel, circulation.

Try it: Find your pulse, count beats for 15 seconds, then explain what your heart is doing.