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Heart Mobiles In Action Lesson PlanHeart Mobiles In Action Lesson Plan
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10th - Higher Ed
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Science
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Duration
2 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
Year
2007
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Heart Mobiles In Action

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Young scholars design a mobile or wall hanging that reviews the circulatory system. In this circulatory system lesson, students work in small groups to identify the structures of the heart, and create a model in the form of a two or three dimensional structure. A written description must accompany the model.

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the heart

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circulatory sysem, heart, science

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