DISCUSS:
What exactly is the heart doing when it beats?
Below are ideas for extending this topic beyond the activity & exploration which you just completed.
In this mini-lesson, students take a trip inside the body to see that the heart is a muscle, contracting and expanding to move blood through our blood vessels. In the activity, Valentine to My Heart, students make observations about their pulse and heart rate, and make an art project to show appreciation for their hard-working hearts.
Preview activityValentine Heart (Grades 3-5) printout | 1 per student |
Valentine Heart (Grades K-2) printout | 1 per student |
Your Heart is as Big as Your Fist (All Grades) printout | 1 per student |
Crayons
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1 crayon per student |
Glue Sticks
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1 glue stick per student |
Scissors
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1 scissor per student |
How does your heart pump blood?
What did this lesson make you curious about? What other questions do you have about the heart?
You can feel the beat of your heart! Flatten your hand and put your fingers on one side of your throat, just under your chin. Press gently. Can you feel your heartbeat? Move your hand around until you do. Then try this experiment. Do twenty jumping jacks. Then, feel your heartbeat again. Is it beating at the same speed, faster, or slower? Breathe slowly. How does your heartbeat change?
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