Students examine the primary controllable and uncontrollable factors that put one at greater risk for developing heart disease. Through discussion, research, physical tests, and questionnaires they determine whether or not they are at...

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. 

First graders recognize that the heart muscle requires food. Students observe a Venn Diagram to identify foods that are good for them. Students provide one ingredient to make healthy heart soup.

Learners investigate healthy eating by choosing a variety of foods.  In this personal health activity, students read the story Big News! Straight from the Heart, and discuss which characters ate which foods.  Learners list...

Students discover how muscles work. For this biology lesson, students explain the causes of fatigue and muscle soreness. They create graphs and compare results with their classmate.