Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Made from Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Here is a terrific lesson for elementary schoolers on products that come from animals. In it, pupils discover that we get a lot more than just food from animals. After a class discussion and teacher-led demonstration, learners utilize...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Just Breathe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the inhalation and exhalation process. They create a model pair of lungs from given materials. They discover the technology that has been developed based on engineers examining the respiratory system.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Lesson: Out of Breath

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the parts of the human respiratory system while examining the gas exchange that takes place in the lungs. They make a model lung. They look at how the respiratory system is affected by spaceflight.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Operation: Heart Transplant

For Students 9th - 10th
Perform a virtual heart transplant in nineteen easy steps with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Electric Heart" Web site. This interactive feature provides an in depth and realistic look at this procedure.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: Pioneers of Heart Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses several pioneers of heart surgery, including Christian Barnard.