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...
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...
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...
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.)...
Materials Required: Balloon Cup or glass jar (plastic cup can be used) Water Two bendable straws Toothpick or kebab skewer (or any sharp object) Tape Steps Involved: Cut off the neck of the balloon and set it aside. Fill the cup about 3/4 full with water. Stretch the...
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