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Key Concepts reading for understanding, analyzing information, comparing and contrasting, identifying cause and effect, drawing inferences and conclusions Process Skills Utilized independent research, analyzing data, organizing information, sequencing, concluding Intended Grade Level - 6-8 Objectives Using simple materials and Internet sources, students will be able to:
Activity Description By performing internet research, students will learn about the people or events that have contributed to our understanding of the human heart. Students will gain insight into how these contributions have led to advancements in cardiovascular research. Students will also be able to appreciate the concept of science as an ongoing process rather than a series of isolated discoveries. Upon conclusion of their research, students will construct a living timeline and world map to show “where in the world” their research occurred as they present their findings to the class. Prior to these presentations, teachers will need to construct a classroom-sized timeline extending from 10,000 BCE to the present. Activity Materials
Activity Management Suggestions Some topics in this activity deal with historical concepts of the heart in religious contexts – review carefully to be sure you are comfortable with information included in his activity. If in doubt, remove the items from the lesson before using it with students. Your school and/or district may have subscriptions to specific databases that students can use – they are a source of reliable, reviewed information– check with your librarian for access to these sources of information. Teachers may want to recommend specific search engines for their students to use. Yahooligans and Ask Jeeves Kids are kid-friendly search engines. Be sure to discuss the importance of evaluating the accuracy ofinformation on Internet sites! Teachers may also check with their librarians to ask if their school is net-worked to a central location within their districts, thus helping insure that students will use appropriate sites for their research. Allow students from all of your classes to make contributuions to one large, classroom size timeline – duplicate research is OK and allows students to see examples of others’ work. Students can dress in period costumes and use demonstration items to make the living timeline more interesting. Students may use the on-line Interactive Research Graphic Organizer - Foraging Fodder. Students may use one or more of the 6 pages available to help them organize their research. Modifications: Special education and ESL students can work in pairs or individually to sort the Time Era Cards in chronological order and do modified research on one of the scientists. Extensions: Provide students with a timeline of science technology development during the same time periods and ask students to make inferences about the connection between the advancement of technology and scientific research. Have students place their Hearts through the Ages in Student Data Page organizer on a wall-size map to show “Where in the World” their research took place. References Used Positively Aging®/M.O.R.E. website - Graphic Organizer Foraging Fodder The Four Humours: http://www.kheper.net/topics/typology/four_humours.html Hippocratic Method: http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/hippocrates/a/hippocraticmeds.htm Harvey: http://www.kheper.net/topics/typology/four_humours.html Thinkquest: http://library.thinkquest.org/C003758/HeartResearch/surgeryp.htm PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/partners/breakthroughs/b_history.html Human Heart: http://www.answers.com/topic/3dscience-human-heart-jpg Fordham: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html Ask Jeeves for Kids: http://www.askforkids.com/ McGill, H.C., et. al. (2000). Origin of atherosclerosis in childhood and adolescence. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72, 1307S-15S. Savona, Ventura C. (1999). Concepts in Cardiology: A Historical Perspective. St. Lukes Hospital, Malta.
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