How Does Your Heart Work?

How Does Your Heart Work?

This page will help you learn about your heart!  Follow the instructions using the links to help guide you through your learning.  We will be using information contained on the KidsHealth.org website to help us learn.  Don't forget to use the comments section for questions, comments and to let me know when you finish.  HAVE FUN!


Start by clicking the link and watching this movie from KidsHealth.org:

Heart Movie


Next, use this link to read about your heart and how it works and then answer the questions in your science notebook.  Remember to use full sentences!

Read About Your Heart

Questions:

1)  Why is your heart important and what does it do?
2)  What is circulation and how does it work?
3)  What is an EKG?
4)  Describe what is meant by the term pulse.
5)  List 5 things you can do to keep your heart healthy.



Now, take your new found knowledge, click the link and try to label the diagram.....when you have it right copy the answers into the diagram in your notebook. (I have included a picture from the link of what the diagram looks like for you)

Label the Heart Diagram

(Hint:  once you have the right answers, you can right click the diagram and print the diagram!)


Now that you have completed all the steps.....challenge yourself by clicking this link and taking the quiz!

The Heart Quiz


How did you do?  Leave me a comment with questions or suggestions in the comment section below!

Reference:  KidsHealth.Org 2013 'How the Body Works' retrieved from: http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/