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Cells with Dr Charlotte Lee
What are cells – and how are scientists helping us to understand them better?
- Project page
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About Us
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4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11
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Wellbeing and resilience
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Lesson plan Video
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60 minutes
What do cells do in our body? And how are scientists working to understand more about how our digestive system works?
In a 15-minute video for pupils aged 4–11, Dr Charlotte Lee talks about how she became a medical scientist and discusses her work on the cells of the liver – the only organ capable of regenerating itself. Using the one-page lesson plan, you can then explore how our bodies digest food by measuring out each section of our digestive system in lengths of string.
Lesson plan
Curriculum links
England:
Science: Working Scientifically, Animals Including Humans (Y4–6)
Key Stages: EYFS, KS1, KS2
Northern Ireland:
The World Around Us: Interdependence
Key Stages: Foundation, KS1, KS2
Scotland:
Sciences: Biological Systems
Levels: Early Level, First Level, Second Level
Wales:
Science & Technology: Being Curious, The World Around Us
Progression Steps: PS1, PS2, PS3