Healthy Hearts

What is the relationship among the heart, circulation, and exercise? Your class members will explore first-hand how different physical exercises affect an individual's heart rate. They will begin by learning how to measure their own...

Students discover the importance of water.  In this physical education science instructional activity, students consider mental and physical activities.  Students find their pulse and measure their heart rate. Students discuss the...

How does a cocktail of aluminum, formaldehyde, and an infectious disease keep you healthy? Science scholars explore the composition and role of vaccines in a short video that explains how vaccines interact with our immune systems, why...

Eat less sugar; you are sweet enough already. The video explains how the body processes glucose and fructose, then highlights the differences and results of both. It also includes suggestions for staying healthy. 

Students name the main parts of the heart and what events occur there. They write a reaction that contains complete sentences, and uses proper spelling and grammar, after viewing a video. Students define the following terms: contraction,...

Students assume the role of a doctor, detective, and decision maker. They research the function of the heart, the diseases associated with the heart, and lifestyle choices that are heart healthy. Information gathered will be placed in a ...

Learners focus on advanced technologies used to treat disease impacting the cardiopulmonary system; they then reflect on the experiences of having and overcoming illnesses.

Students explain the workings and anatomy of the heart and to explore new medical techniques that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Students search for ways to prevent stress. They conduct self-assessments, plan a stress clinic, research community resources, and write a reflective essay. Students may wear electronic heart rate monitors to demonstrate stress levels.

Young scholars create models of an oxygen-delivery system and relate it to the function of the human circulatory system.