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Artificial Heart Technology
Students discover the basics of the human heart and how it functions. They examine the whole circulatory system and how an electric heart would work inside the human body. They can choose to perform their own surgery by following...
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Pump It Up!
Students design a pumping device that will effectively pump fluid through a model "cardiovascular system." They explore the effects of too much and too little pressure on a circulatory system.
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Body Voyager
Students explore the significance of a resting and an active heart rate. In this heart lesson students chart data on their pulse and draw a diagram of the heart.
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What is Physical Activity?
Pupils explore the functions of the heart and how it needs to work hard and rest. They play the "Wise Owl Says" game.
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Healthy Hearts
Young scholars focus on advanced technologies used to treat disease impacting the cardiopulmonary system; they then reflect on the experiences of having and overcoming illnesses.
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Building Suburbia: Highways and Housing in Postwar America
High schoolers determine how suburbs changed America. In this post World War II lesson, students complete research projects that require them to examine the growth of suburbs in the 1950's and 1960's. High schoolers reveal how government...
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The Reconstruction Period
Students use documents and other resources to evaluate the success or failure of the Reconstruction for giving rights to African Americans. The documents are primary resources with questions included for students to complete.
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TE Activity: Testing Fundamental Loads
Students experiment with the five fundamental load types that can act on structures. They use foam insulation blocks to which they apply the forces and draw the fracture patterns. They determine the telltale marks of failure that is...
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Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Students read the novel Falling Leaves. They evaluate the repeated story lines which compose the history of narration. They analyze and defend reasons why self-esteem affects the success or failure of characters.
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The Nutrients Public Transportation System
Students investigate the human circulatory system by experimenting with hoses. In this human body lesson, students create a system of hoses simulating the circulatory system which they utilize to pass objects through....
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How Do You Choose a Physical Activity?
Students analyze the fitness choices that they make and the benefits of a regular exercise program. They create a sample episode of an original fitness program.
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What Physical Activities Do Sneakers and His Friends Do? Lesson Idea
Learners listen to the story Big News! They think of other physical activities that Mr. and Mrs. Legs and their little spiders may do together.
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Why Is a Low-Saturated Fat Diet a More Healthful Diet?
Students analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.
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More or Less
Students discuss which foods they like to "pig out on" and how they feel after they indulge themselves. They explore the idea of eating foods in moderation instead of binge eating.
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Cardiovascular System Definitions and Study Questions
In this cardiovascular system study question worksheet, learners define 21 words associated with this system. They answer 16 short answer questions related to circulation of blood through the body.
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Stone Fox Chapter 1
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapter 1 of Stone Fox and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 10 questions.
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The Dangers of Crack and Cocaine
In this health related worksheet, students discuss and analyze why people shouldn't use crack or cocaine and then complete a word search containing forty five words associated with the dangers of crack and cocaine.
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Parents are unawareof Ecstasy risk:Anti-drug Education
Students read an article on parents unawareness of Ecstasy use. In this current events instructional activity, students infer issues related to teen drug use and parent prevention and engage in a class discussion. Students give a quiz...