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Fight or Flight
Danger elicits an instinctive biological response. Find out which hormones control whether we run away, or stand our ground and fight. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. At the first sight of danger, messages are sent to the brain...
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Why Do I Get Travel Sick?
Your body can get confused by different incoming signals. A look at how the ears, eyes, organs and muscles combine to detect motion, and what happens when they're out of sync. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our brain relies on...
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Big Breathers
Marine mammals like dolphins, seals and whales can hold their breath far longer than humans. How do they do this? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. Underwater mammals, such as humpback whales, can hold their breaths for up to...
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How We Balance: Part 2
Learn how the brain, eyes, skin and muscles help us achieve the incredible challenge of balancing. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Your brain maintains balance by combining information from you eyes, ears, skin and muscles. Your...
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The Elements: Potassium
Potassium is one of the most unpredictable elements, a soft metal that is essential to life. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Potassium is a soft metal. In our bodies potassium compounds help keep us healthy. Potassium...
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Electricity in Medicine
Discover how doctors use electricity in the human body to stimulate and suppress muscles - and save lives. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. Electricity is a useful tool in medicine and saves lives. An electric shock...
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Heart
The heart powers everything you do. It pumps without you thinking about it, and beats over a billion times in an average lifetime. But how does it work? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. The heart is the hardest working muscle in...
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Clever Thumbs
Our thumbs are complex instruments; we need big brains to control them. Are they the reason behind the evolution of superior human intelligence? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. The evolution of our hands and our large brains are...
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Introduction to the Brain
What does the brain look like and what does it actually do? What specific functions do the brain stem, cerebellum and cerebrum control? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. The brain is the most complex object in the known Universe....
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Dissection: Leg
We dissect and examine a frog's leg and muscles. The skin is removed and the leg is bent back and forth to see how pairs of antagonistic muscles work. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. Muscles contract to cause movement. Muscles...
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What is Fitness?
Discover why fitness is not always obvious from appearance. Rather, it is a measurement of how well your body operates on a daily basis. Find out how BMI, heart rate and blood pressure indicate how fit you are. Biology - Healthy Living -...
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Chimps: Our Closest Relatives?
Our closest relatives are chimpanzees, with whom we share 98% to 99% of our DNA. But how similar does this actually make us? Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives, with whom we share...
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An Ancient Olympian
What the discovery of a skeleton over 2,000 years old tells us about the training techniques of ancient olympians. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. In 1959 the tomb of an ancient Olympian was discovered in Taranto, southern Italy....
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Growing Pains
Learn how bones change shape to form the adult skeleton, the problems this causes for growing teenagers, and how to ensure healthy bones for life. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Hormones released during puberty cause a rapid...
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Joints and muscles – Pixelate
What is it? ... It's a tongue! Life processes - Body systems - Joints and muscles A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.
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Muscles
Muscles allow the bones in your skeleton to move. Living things - My incredible body - My skeleton Learning Points Muscles allow the bones in your skeleton to move. A Twig Junior Film - Core science concepts explained in an easy way for...
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Joints and muscles – True or false
True or false ... When we sleep our muscles stop moving? Life processes - Body systems - Joints and muscles Learning Points Involuntary muscles keep moving even when we sleep. A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to...
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Joints and muscles – Clip
Your body uses many muscles beyond your control in order to keep functioning properly. Life processes - Body systems - Joints and muscles Learning Points Involuntary muscles are muscles that move on their own. A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip....
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Amazing muscles
Which uses more muscles: smiling or frowning? Life processes - Body systems - Joints and muscles Learning Points Muscles are vital for movement. Skeletal muscles are those that are attached to bones. Muscles often work in pairs,...
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Joints and muscles – Odd one out
Four joints found in the human body are shown, but which is the odd one out? Life processes - Body systems - Joints and muscles A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
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Acquired characteristics
You might be born with some characteristics, but there are others that have to be acquired. Life processes - Living processes - Reproduction Learning Points Acquired characteristics are a result of environment and lifestyle. Inherited...
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Nervous System Explained In Simple Words
Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, “Who am I?” The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...
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This or That Kids Workout: 'Creatures of Australia' edition
Today we’re learning about the crazy and wild creatures of Australia, and doing some fitness exercises - I've put together 5 rounds of 'this or that' choices for you to do - Choose your favourite, then do the fitness activity for 30...
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10 Essential Muscles for Body Movement - Learn How Your Body Works
In this PE lesson we take a look at the main muscles in the body, and how they’re used in specific sport skills. Muscles are made up of fibres that work together to create movement by pulling (or contracting) to get your bones to move so...