Have the students view the web pages on the Cardiovascular System at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019. These web pages can be used as a single teaching unit or as a supplement to your unit on the cardiovascular system.
The students can begin by viewing the Heart web page at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/heart.html, afterwards they may test their knowledge on the heart by taking a quiz called the Heart: The Dynamic Pump at http://www.quia.com/quiz/14680.html.
Now that the students have studied the web pages on the heart and acquired an understanding of the blood's circulation through the heart, have students make a model of the heart. The lesson plan Blood Circulation Through Heart at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/heartles.html is a fun lesson that helps students learn the blood's path through the heart.
To help students learn about heartbeat rates, teach the lesson plan Heartbeat Rate at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/hblesson.html. This lesson will help the student understand the heart rate of an individual while the heart is resting and during physical activity. This is a fun lesson with the students actively involved as a participant and investigator.
A follow up activity to the lesson plan Heartbeat Rate is the lesson plan Family Heartbeat Rate at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/familyhb.html. The lesson gives students a different perspective on how long it takes a heart to return to normal after physical exertion. The student should involve family members by including them in the study that tests the recovery rate for different aged individuals. This lesson creates a connection between the home and school and involves the whole family in the learning process.
Now that the students know about the heart, have them view the Blood Vessels web page at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/bvessels.html. After viewing, the students can take the quiz called Blood Vessels: The Blood's Highway at http://www.quia.com/quiz/14724.html.
After viewing web pages on the heart and blood vessels, have the students view the Blood web page at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/blood.html. Students can then determine if they learned the parts of the blood and their functions by taking the quiz called Blood: The Transporter at http://www.quia.com/quiz/14723.html.
Now that students have gained a knowledge of the blood vessels and blood, introduce them to the lesson plan Cholesterol in Blood at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/choless.html. This lesson will teach what occurs when cholesterol builds up in the blood. Students that need hands on stimulation to learn will find this lesson useful.
Another activity students can use to checks their knowledge on the cardiovascular system is the Cardiovascular System Matching at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/matchcvs.html.
To help expand on the information already learned about the cardiovascular system have the students answer the Cardiovascular System Web Search questions at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/webserch.html. The students can find the answers to the web search at http://www.sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html. I suggest that you print out the web search question so the students can use the sheet as they search.
A fun activity that will help students learn the vocabulary of the cardiovascular system is the Cardiovascular Word Search at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/wdpuzzle.html. You will have to print out the word search to give to the students. The solution to the word search can be found at http://web.buddyproject.org/web019/web019/wdsolutn.html.
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