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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the implications of blood pressure. They use film canisters and balloons to build models that help them explain how blood pressure works. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students demonstrate the relationship between hypertension and the risk factors. After demonstrating how pressure builds up in clogged arteries, students measure both systolic and diastolic pressure by a sphygmomanometer. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the human circulatory system in this unit of fourteen lessons. The heart, capillaries, blood, arteries, veins, and blood cells form the basis of this unit. The research and work of iam Harvey is investigated. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the major causes of heat attacks as the topics of the human circulatory system, blood pressure, heart disease, arteries and veins are examined. Opinions on the topics are developed as researched material is presented to the group. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students experience a variety of activities that relate to human physiology and their functions. They create graphs and charts after testing their heart rates and blood pressure They conduct a survey of the student body and create questions that relate to asthma and medications consumed by students. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students evaluate if music they listen to has a calming effect on their well-being. They listen to various types of music excerpts, take their blood pressure and heart rate while listening to the music, and record the results on a chart. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine what effect temperature has on the respiration rate of goldfish and, therefore, humans. They state the relationship between rest/exercise and heart/rate or respiration/blood pressure. Students predict and observe the effects of different environmental temperatures and caffeine on the respiration rate of a goldfish. They prepare a quality line graph with appropriate labels describing the effects of temperature change on the rate of respiration of a goldfish. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore how arterial pressure or blood pressure is the force of the blood against the wall of your arteries. They comprehend that a normal BP for adults is 120/80 mm Hg. Students comprehend that a normal BO for a teenager is around 110/70. They comprehend that high blood pressure, is also called hypertension, is defined as a BP over (140/90) for adults, (143/91) for adolescents 13-15, and (149/97) for adolescents 16-18. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students investigate the concept of a healthy diet for senior citizens, while specifically emphasizing a low consumption of sodium. The diet has the intention of helping to reduce blood pressure and students set goals for a heart healthy life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students use stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs while investigating the circulatory system. They discuss what the circulatory system does while watching a PowerPoint presentation. Next, they talk about the sounds the heart makes before using the stethoscopes to listen to the heart beat. Full Review »
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