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Circulatory System Model and Heart Function Exploration

Circulatory System Model and Heart Function Exploration

Materials Required: Large roll of paper Markers Glue Red and blue yarn Red, white, and blue fabric Cotton stuffing Needle and thread Paper towel roll Tape Top portion of a plastic funnel-shaped container Steps Involved: Circulatory System Model: Trace one child’s body...
Heart Rates

Heart Rates

Materials Required: Stopwatch or timer (optional, one per pair of students) Steps Involved: Start by discussing what heart rate is and how it can be measured by finding the pulse on the wrist or under the neck. Instruct the children to find their pulse and count the...
Listening to a Heart Beating

Listening to a Heart Beating

Materials Required: Stethoscope (optional) Cardboard tubes or rolled-up sheets of paper (one per child) Steps Involved: Begin by explaining the “lub-dub” sound that the heart makes when it beats, and how doctors listen for these sounds to check if the...
Most Realistic Looking Blood Model

Most Realistic Looking Blood Model

Materials Required: 1 clear plastic cup or jar per child 1 plastic spoon per child 1/2 cup of corn syrup per child Scant 1/2 cup of red Fruit Loops or Cheerios dyed red per child 1 cotton ball per child A sprinkle of Fruit Loop or Cheerio crumbs per child Steps...
Cow’s Heart Dissection

Cow’s Heart Dissection

Materials Required: Cow’s heart (purchased from a butcher) Dissection tray or cutting board Dissection tools (scalpel, scissors, tweezers) Gloves Reference picture showing labeled parts of the heart (such as the pulmonary trunk, valves, atria, ventricles, etc.)...
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