Week #5: September 21 - September 25
Blood & Blood Vessels
Blood and Blood Vessels are the nutrient superhighway for your body. This network of arteries, veins and capillaries reaches even the smallest parts of your body.
Arteries carry the blood away from your heart, veins carry the blood back towards your heart. Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body and connect arteries to veins.

Your Blood consists of Blood Cells and Blood Plasma. Blood Plasma is the liquid substance that blood is made of.  Red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the body. White blood cells are your bodies disease fighting cells. They are part of your immune system. Platelets help your blood clot and repair damaged tissue.

Week #4: September 14 - September 18
Breathing
Breathing is the method that the body brings in oxygen (O2) and releases carbon dioxide (CO2). Breathing is Scientifically known as respiration.
You breathe in air through your nose and mouth.

Air travels down the trachea or windpipe. Do not confuse your windpipe and your esophagus they are two separate tubes.

The trachea will then divide into two separate smaller tubes known as bronchi tubes. at the end of these are small air sacks called alveoli.

The lungs are less like balloons and more like spongy tissue created by the alveoli.
Week #3: September 8 - September 11
The Heart
The Heart is the organ that pumps blood throughout the body. The heart has 4 chambers (2 Atriums and 2 Ventricals)
The right side of the heart fills with non oxygenated blood from the body. It then pumps to the lungs.

The left side of the heart receives oxygen rich blood from the lungs.

The left ventricle pumps blood out through the Aorta, the largest artery in the body.

The Aorta may be an Artery but it is also considered part of the heart.
Week #2: August 31 - September 4
The Cardiovascular System
The Cardiovascular System is the name that describes the Heart, Lungs, and Blood vessels of the body.
The Heart is the pump that pushes blood throughout the body.

The Lungs are your body's way of obtaining oxygen. Your lungs also help your body remove carbon dioxide.

The Blood Vessels are your arteries and veins. Arteries and veins are the way that your body uses to transport nutrients to your body's cells. 

Arteries cary blood away from your heart, and veins cary blood back towards your heart.
Week #1: August 25 - 28
Goal Setting Worksheet.
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Setting SMART Goals is an important skill. When working towards improvement, small, short term goals can help.
A SMART goal is: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Relevant, and lastly Time Bound.

​Use the sheet to the right to set three of your own goals. ​Start at Not Yet and work your way to Wow!

​Remember to always be a YETI! It is important to have a growth mindset when it comes to P.E. When you struggle to do something instead of saying "I can't," try "I can't YET."