Today Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in an unforgettable hands-on science lesson, dissecting real hearts and lungs to explore the inner workings of the human body. With gloves on and curiosity sparked, the children examined the organs up close, identifying key features such as the heart’s chambers, valves, and thick muscular walls, as well as the lungs’ spongy texture and branching bronchi.

When they dissected the hearts, they were able to see the chambers of the heart, identifying the aorta and putting their fingers through to each ventricle. After dissecting the heart, they explored a lung and used a pump to pump air into the lungs, seeing them expand.