This instructional activity describes how the circulatory system works, including the heart, blood vessels and blood. Students learn about the chambers and valves of the heart, the difference between veins and arteries, and the different components of blood. This instructional activity also covers the technology engineers have developed to repair the heart if it is damaged. Students also understand how the circulatory system is affected during spaceflight (e.g., astronauts lose muscle in their heart during space travel).

Concepts

blood, engineering, stem

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Additional Tags

circulatory system, heart, spaceflight, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, astronaut, heart repair

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)