Energy in the Human Body

A Middle School Life Science Curriculum

 
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Investigation 6.3

What is Blood?

We have talked about blood circulating in the arteries, capillaries, and veins. But what exactly is blood? How does blood carry oxygen glucose, and carbon dioxide?

When you cut yourself or go to the doctor's for a blood test, you see the reddish liquid that comes from the vessels. Is this just red" water " ? What do you think this liquid might be made of?

Talk to your group and see if you can come up with a model of what blood would look like if you could see it very close like under a powerful microscope. Make a group drawing on your whiteboard.

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