CEIP Ginés Morata
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4th GRADE MINIMUM CONTENTS-NATURAL SCIENCE
UNIT 10: THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
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► THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
The digestive system expels the parts of food which our body does not
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need through the anus.
The excretory system removes other waste from our body and keeps our
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blood clean.
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The kidneys filter the blood and reabsorb useful nutrients.
In the kidneys, waste substances and water form urine.
The urine goes down tubes called ureters and collects in the
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bladder.
The urine is stored in the bladder. When we go to the toilet, the urine
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leaves our body through a tube called the urethra.
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CEIP Ginés Morata
Almería
UNIT 10: THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
ACTIVITIES
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1.- Label the diagram of the excretory system.
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Kidneys Ureters Bladder Urethra
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2.- Complete the sentences.
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a. The______________ filter the blood and reabsorb useful nutrients.
b. Urine travels down to the bladder through two tubes called the_______.
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c. The urine collects in the______________________.
d. Urine leaves our body through a tube called the_________________.
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3.- Complete the definitions.
Trachea lungs heart capillaries kidneys urethra
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a. They filter the blood and reabsorb nutrients:_________________________.
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b. This pumps blood around our body: ________________________________.
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c. This is where oxygen passes into our blood:__________________________.
d. Urine leaves our body through this tube:____________________________.
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e. These vessels connect arteries and veins:____________________________.
f. Air travels down this tube from our nose and mouth:____________________.
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4.- Complete your bilingual dictionary.
THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
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- Excretory system:_________________ - Expel / Remove
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- Keep clean
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- Kidney: _________________________
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- Urine: __________________________ - Filter
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- Tube: __________________________
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- Reabsorb
- Ureter: _________________________
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- Bladder: ________________________ - From
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-Urethra: _________________________
- Store
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Equipo de bilingüismo CEIP Ginés Morata - Javier LG