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Heart to Heart Lesson PlanHeart to Heart Lesson Plan
Publisher
Teach Engineering
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Number of Slides
7
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2013
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Heart to Heart

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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 plan is the first of a four-part series and provides the background information for the two associated activities.

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Concepts

the aorta, blood flow, blood pressure, the heart, homeostasis, valves, ventricles, cardiovascular disease, diseases, biomedical engineering, medical technology, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Contact local cardiologists and see if they can visit the class
  • Have the class draw a heart and label the parts using the vocabulary words

Classroom Considerations

  • If you do not feel comfortable with your knowledge about the heart, work with the biology or anatomy teacher

Pros

  • The resource includes a script to use with the presentation
  • Provides links to websites to help the pupils get started with their research

Cons

  • The amount of material presented does not seem like it is enough to cover the three hours

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