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- Reveal The Circulatory System
- Mold A Play-Doh Circulatory System
- Watch A Kid-Friendly Circulatory System Video
- Read A Heart-Healthy Book
- Play The Circulatory System Game
- Turn A Plastic Bag Into An Inflatable Heart
- Scoop Water, and Try to Beat The Clock
- Craft A Simple Stethoscope
- See Your Pulse Using A Marshmallow
- Build A Functioning Heart Pump
This is such a cool way to introduce the circulatory system to kids! Make DIY invisible ink using supplies from your kitchen and draw a model of the system. Then, let kids reveal it like magic, helping them envision what lies beneath their skin. Learn more: Circulatory system reveal activity at Taming Little Monsters
Draw an outline of the human body, then grab some red and blue clay or play dough to make arteries, veins, and the heart itself. Learn more: Play dough circulatory systemat The Pinay Homeschooler
YouTube has lots of videos that can help kids understand their hearts, blood vessels, and more. We like this one from TED-Ed, which has free accompanying teacher materials.
Check the library or buy one of these smart books for pre-K and elementary-age kids. Buy it: The Heart by Seymour Simon; The Big Red Heart by Z.B. Tucker; Heart Your Heart by Paul Showers; A Drop of Bloodby Paul Showers, all at Amazon
This free printable PDF game from Ellen McHenryis one of the most popular circulatory system activities around. Create a life-size body model, and spin your way around the system! Learn more: Circulatory system gameat The Fantastic Five
Make a simple heart model from a plastic bag, and use the straws to breathe into it and make it “beat” in rhythm. Learn more: Circulatory system in a bag activityat Kids Activities Blog
The heart pumps about 1.3 gallons of blood per minute. Think you can keep up? Fill a container with water, then set a timer. Use a small cup to scoop water into another container as fast as you can. Can you beat your own heart? Learn more: Pumping blood activity at Primary Theme Park
Kids know that doctors use stethoscopes to listen to their hearts. Make a simple version from a cardboard tube and plastic funnel so kids can try it on their own. Learn more: Stethoscope activityat Science Sparks
Now that they’ve heard their heart, try this idea to see it in action. Push a toothpick into a marshmallow and set it on your upturned wrist. Hold very still and you should see the toothpick bounce up and down along with your pulse!
Now it’s time to learn how the heart does its job. Use plastic bottles and drinking straws to make a working model that actually pumps “blood” from one chamber to the next. Learn more:Heart activity at STEAM Powered Family
Nov 16, 2022 · My goal in this blog post is to inspire you to try some of the engaging activities I use to teach my students the flow of blood through heart. Check out the ways I try to incorporate different learning modalities to help each individual student learn the movement of blood in the heart.
Sep 29, 2020 · artery vs vein. naming the vessels. describing the route blood takes through the heart. oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. describing the route blood takes through the heart including step v.
Aug 26, 2020 · Join the Amoeba Sisters in their introduction to the circulatory system and follow the pathway of blood as it travels through the heart! This video explains the importance of blood, arteries,...
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The anatomy of the heart and circulatory system is essentially composed of two “pumps” ; the right heart and left heart, and various connective “pipes” ; arteries, veins, and capillaries.
Anatomy of the heart made easy along with the blood flow through the cardiac structures, valves, atria, and ventricles.
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