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Teach Engineering

Model Heart Valves

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Small groups use the knowledge learned about the heart to design and build a prototype of an artificial heart valve. The teams demonstrate the functionality of their valve. They are also responsible for creating a pamphlet that describes...
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Activity
DiscoverE

Heart Valve Replacement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Put your heart into it. Scholars design and build replacements for mitral heart valves. Obviously, they can't test their creations on a real heart, so a box with marbles (to represent blood cells) will suffice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Valve in Vain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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PPT
Curated OER

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Hearts

For Teachers 9th - 11th
The anatomy, structure, and functions of the heart, and the circulation system in general are summarized here. The main chambers are shown in a clear diagram, and then valves are explained to help understanding of the blood flow system....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lub Dub (Valves)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a manipulative out of film canister that can emulate the sounds of the heart. By using their creation, students can underrated the sounds of the heart and their sources.
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Lesson Plan
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Heart of the Matter

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Hands-on experience with valves and water flow supports young researchers' understanding of valve operation. Attached resources for learners are text-dense; I'd break up the text into smaller pieces for groups to read and present...
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Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Blood Pressure Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Under pressure! The second lesson of the series introduces the class to blood pressure and the impact of high blood pressure on the cardiovascular system. It helps learners make the connection between blood pressure and how the heart...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Valves and Pumps - A Demonstration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars see how valves and pumps work in concert to move blood through the circulatory system.
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Circulatory System

For Students 7th - 11th
In this circulatory system worksheet, students label a diagram of the heart and answer 12 questions about the heart and the circulatory system.
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PPT
Curated OER

Circulatory Systems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Excellent diagrams, labels and summaries make this resource be valuable to your students throughout the topic of circulation. All types of circulation vessels are explained, their structure and function is detailed, and the overall...
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Museum of Science

Virtual Heart

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
No more beating the pavement to find a virtual model of the human heart. See one in continual real-time motion, and layer it to highlight electrical impulses, blood flow, and valve activity. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

One-Way Valves

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how the heart pumps blood through its valves. They observe fluid moving through a one-way valve and build a model of a valve. in addition, they explore biotechnology design.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hands on Your Heart - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to recite the circulation of blood through the heart's various cavities and valves. They are able to appreciate what the actual valves and chambers of the heart look like. Students also have a clear vision of why the...
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Lesson Plan
Baylor College

The Heart is a Pump

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Circulate this news: the heart is a pump containing one-way valves! Following the previous lesson on the external structure of the heart, learners now take a look at the inside. They use a three-color diagram to label a black-and-white...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Mammalian Heart

For Students 7th - 9th
In this mammalian heart worksheet, students fill in the blank with information about the circulatory system and the process of cardian catheterization.
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Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Heart to Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Begin a unit on the heart, the parts and the function of the heart, and about heart disease with a resource that includes a lecture, a PowerPoint presentation, and research information.  The lesson is the first of a four-part series and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Internal Systems and Regulation

For Students 7th - 9th
For this internal systems and regulation worksheet, students correctly decide if given statements are true or false. Students apply information learned about the circulatory system to the given statements to determine statements of truth...
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Activity
Teach Engineering

The Mighty Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Have your class follow the step-by-step directions in this resource to dissect a sheep heart and gain a better understanding of this amazing organ. Working in small groups, pupils look for specific parts of the heart during their...
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eBook
Open Oregon Educational Resources

Hydraulics and Electrical Control of Hydraulic Systems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
It's all systems go for learning about hydraulic systems. An eBook provides a set of videos and exercise questions for a semester-long course on hydraulics. Six units introduce hydraulics, Pascal's law, hydraulic applications, flow...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

Heart to Heart

For Teachers 5th
It's time to get to the heart of the matter! After introducing the heart anatomy in the previous lesson in a series on the systems of the body, the lesson looks at the specifics. Learners complete a series of six activities to study the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sheep Heart Dissection

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine a sheep heart. In this biology lesson plan, 5th graders dissect a sheep heart to identify the parts of a heart including the aorta, valve, septum, and ventricle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heart as a Pump

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the working of the heart by making comparisons with the actions of a pump. They find examples of pumps and valves in facets, aerosol sprays, automobile fuel pumps, and many household items in daily use.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Circulation

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this circulatory system worksheet, students label the diagram of the heart to include each of the terms listed. Then the draw arrows showing the path of oxygen-rich blood and poor blood. Students describe pulmonary circulation and its...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Seashells

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice classifying seashells. In this seashell classification lesson, 3rd graders listen to a guest speaker talk about collecting seashells. They participate in a discussion on the characteristics by which seashells are...

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