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App
Pocket Anatomy

Pocket Heart

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
An all-encompassing, fully interactive, gorgeously animated model of the heart can be used to teach cardiac anatomy, physiology, and even a touch of epidemiology.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Gotta Have Heart: Congenital Heart Defects and Heart Surgery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Assess anatomists' understanding of the structure of the mammalian heart by giving a pretest. Have them visit some websites to further learn about heart anatomy. Then take them into the laboratory to perform a dissection so that they get...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

Heart to Heart

For Teachers 5th
It's time to get to the heart of the matter! After introducing the heart anatomy in the previous lesson in a series on the systems of the body, the lesson looks at the specifics. Learners complete a series of six activities to study the...
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Baylor College

Examining the Heart

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Break hearts with this lesson plan: chicken or sheep hearts, that is! Your class examines the external and internal structure of the heart with a dissection activity. A handy anatomy resource provides the necessary materials for...
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Baylor College

Heart Rate and Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teach your exercise enthusiasts to read their pulse rate at the radial artery and multiply by four to calculate beats per minute. Learners perform a variety of activities, recording their heart rates after one minute of each. Though this...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

You Gotta Have Heart

For Teachers 5th
Here's a lesson that's not for the faint of heart! The seventh activity in a larger series introduces learners to the circulatory system with a study of the heart anatomy. Using a pig heart, individuals identify the different components...
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PPT
Curated OER

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: The Heart

For Teachers 5th
Using an interactive game, learners can explore information relating to the human heart. This would be the perfect way to have students review information learned about the human body. The presentation could be altered for use with a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

You've Got to Have Heart

For Students 5th
After reading an excellent description of the human heart, fifth graders look at a drawing of a human body, and choose the circle they think represents where the human heart is found. There are four circles inside the character's chest....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hands on Your Heart - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to recite the circulation of blood through the heart's various cavities and valves. They are able to appreciate what the actual valves and chambers of the heart look like. Students also have a clear vision of why...
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Texas Heart Institute

Anatomy: How Does the Cardiovascular System Work?

For Teachers 6th Standards
How can the circulatory system compare to a city map? Pupils distinguish the "roadways" and "vehicles" of the cardiovascular system, compare the anatomy and function of veins and arteries, and review different types of blood cells with...
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Gallantsbiocorner.com

Heart and Circulation

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Young scientists get to the heart of the matter with this comprehensive review of the circulatory system. Addressing the different anatomical structures and processes involved in pumping blood through the human body, this worksheet is a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Home: Where the Heart Is

For Teachers 5th - 12th
If you're looking for copious background information to support study of the human heart, here it is! You can find photos of hearts, and text about the development, structure, systems, and monitoring that support heart function. Also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Heart of the Matter

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Upper elementary pupils learn about the blood transportation system and anatomy of the human heart. They fill in an outline of the human heart  (not included) focusing on the flow of blood to and from the heart. Using stethoscopes, they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Heart Stopper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use the pump from a spray bottle to drive a model of the heart in action! In addition to modeling the function of the heart and blood vessels, aspiring anatomists also simulate arterial blockage. They compare the effects of increased...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Heart Anatomy

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the 4-chambers and major blood vessels of the heart and construct a model of a 4-chamber heart. They sketch their model, identify the chambers/vessels, state the condition of the blood in each chamber/vessel, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Anatomy of The Heart

For Students 7th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anatomy of the Heart

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this anatomy of the heart worksheet, students participate in a lab to describe the location of the heart in the body, identify a cardiac muscle tissue and trace the flow of blood through the heart.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Functions of the Heart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the function of the human heart. In this heart anatomy lesson, students participate in activities offered at an Internet website to discover the characteristics and jobs of the parts of the human heart.
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Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Vertebrate Circulatorium

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When you get to the heart of the matter, you learn a lot about an organism by studying its circulatory system! A perfect resource for a zoology or anatomy class, the simulation gives users a peek inside a variety of vertebrates to...
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Interactive
Biology in Motion

The Cardiovascular System

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When resting, blood goes from the heart to the lungs and back in about six seconds. An animation of the heart starts simply by showing blood flow through the two halves. It builds in complexity slowly over the course of five slides,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Anatomy Review: The Heart

For Students 10th - 12th
In this anatomy review activity, learners read through notes over the heart, label 11 diagrams and complete 7 review questions.
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PPT
Curated OER

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Hearts

For Teachers 9th - 11th
The anatomy, structure, and functions of the heart, and the circulation system in general are summarized here. The main chambers are shown in a clear diagram, and then valves are explained to help understanding of the blood flow system....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Heart Word Game

For Students 4th - 5th
In this heart health crossword, students locate 14 words to solve clues and place them in the puzzle. Although this appears to be part of a heart health adult presentation, older students could benefit.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Heart

For Students 5th - 6th
In this heart anatomy activity, students study the diagram of the heart and write in the terms to complete the diagram: aortic valve, multi valve, pulmonary valve, left ventricle, right ventricle, aorta, pulmonary artery, right atrium,...