This week to end our ‘Animals including Humans’ Science topic and consolidate our knowledge of the cardio-vascular system we had a very special lesson: a pig heart dissection! A pig heart you say? Why a pig heart? Well, as Finn correctly explained, they are anatomically similar to human hearts, and therefore perfect for our dissection. Joining us for the session were Mr Messer, a heart imaging specialist, and his colleague Laura, a general surgeon. Mr Messer showed us some heart echos which illustrated the sorts of problems people can have with their hearts, such as faulty valves, and Laura showed us the correct surgical technique to use during our dissection. Mrs Damti was so impressed by the maturity and knowledge shown by Year Six, and I think we have some budding surgeons among us! Please take a look at what we got up to but be warned, they do contain blood!
Year 6 