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- 6th - 8th
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Students explain the various activities that are constantly going on in a blood cell by role playing a blood cell, antibody, pathogen, and platelets. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the different white blood cells in the exercise. They calculate the percentage of each type of cell and determine which cell type(s) fall into the abnormal range. They access websites imbedded in this plan as an assessment. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students examine the facts of blood and discuss the different parts of blood and their function. They discover different people have different blood types and where they can go to donate blood. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the heart and the circulatory system. They practice taking their pulse. They create a model of blood cells and squeeze tennis balls to demonstrate just how hard the heart muscle works. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students design a proportional model of blood out of red gelatin, a plastic bag, and rice. They study the components that make up blood and investigate what happens when the arteries in different scenerios. They work in pairs in order to figure out ways to clean out our clogged arteries. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students role-play a scenario in which a car crash patient is inadvertently given the wrong blood type during a transfusion. They perform blood typing and explore the genetics behind ABO and RH blood types using simulated blood. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students watch a short video on blood and complete worksheets on the components of blood. They navigate the Internet to investigate the components of human blood. They complete worksheets with a partner and exchange sheets among different groups. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students review what they have already gathered about human blood. After reviewing the components of blood, they work together to make their own. Using the internet, they complete a blood web hunt and share their discoveries with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the components of blood. Using internet websites and a handout, students search for answers to questions about blood. They explore components such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelet and plasma. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students review the components of blood and write four things they have learned. They view a videodisk related to blood components and create a batch of candy "blood" using terminology including platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells, and plasma. Full Review »