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The Circulatory System
Tell the class to feel their heart beating because it's time to talk about the circulatory system! Presented here is a series of explanatory slides that provide a simple, yet accurate depiction of the human cardio-vascular system. All...
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Examining the Effects of Space Flight on the Heart, Lungs, and Blood Vessels
Students are able to identify the components of the cardio-vascular system. They are able to describe the way the heart works to pump the blood. Students are able to explain the function of the cardio-vascular system. They are able to...
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Respiratory, Circulatory, and Urogenital Systems in the Rat
Here is a lesson which describes a lab activity in which a rat is dissected, and its heart is studied. The lesson has ample background information about three of the rats internal systems, and excellent lab sheets that support the...
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Integumentary System: A System, An Organ, the Biggest!
It is only six short slides, but an acceptable outline of the integumentary system. General facts about the system, layers, sublayers, and functions are listed as bullet-points. What would make this presentation more engaging for your...
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The Crisco Lab: A Demonstration of Diabetic Complications
Students complete lab activities to illustrate the complications of diabetes. In this diabetes instructional activity, students work on labs that illustrate sugar in the blood and normal and atherosclerotic vessels. They demonstrate how...
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Science: Put Your Heart into Engineering
Students examine the heart and vascular system and the need for artificial valves. After explaining how heart valves function, they design their own heart valves for experimentation. They predict the speed of fluid flowing through...
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No Valve in Vain
Students design and create their own heart valves out of a variety of materials. Their heart valves are one way valves designed for water flowing through a tube representing blood moving through the heart.
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Cell Communication
High schoolers clarify common misconceptions about cells. They assess initial knowledge of cells and cell behavior, read and discuss an article and consider the role of cell communication in the diseases of diabetes, multiple sclerosis...
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Oxygen Exchange
An article about the vascular tissues inside plants provides an opportunity to assess reading comprehension. After reading the passage, kids respond to a series of comprehension questions.
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Tissues
For this tissue worksheet, students are given notes on 6 types of epithelial tissues, 10 examples of connective tissue, three types of muscular tissue and the components of nerve tissue.
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Plant Parts
In this plant parts activity, students read for information and demonstrate comprehension. In this true and false, fill in the blank, short answer, and multiple choice activity, students answer ten questions.