- Excretion - Task 13
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- Open a new document and give it the title “excretion”
- Make a list of all of the things you get rid of from your bodies. Discuss how your body might do this?
- How many of your friends said poo? Is going to the toilet excretion? Why not? Ask your teacher to explain why.
- Explain where the following waste materials are made
- carbon dioxide
- water vapour
- sweat
- urine
Extension: Research what makes up sweat and urine, find out what is hidden in them.
- Describe how these waste products are excreted from the body, which organs are involved. Below is a list to help you, try matching the organ up to the waste product(s).
- lungs
- skin
- kidneys
- liver
If you are feeling extra brainy find out how cholesterol and bile are excreted from the body.