Lesson Plan:
Organ Transplants
Summary of Unit:
Heart Matters
Circulatory System. Discussing the heart, where it is located, and its function within the body. Includes information on the first heart transplant, which took place in Mississippi.
Lesson Objectives:
- Explain the role of the heart and how it functions within the body
- Model how the heart works through activities (pulse and flow throughout the body)
- Give examples of what can happen if the heart doesn’t work and include information about transplant
- Learn about the first heart transplant, who performed it, and where it took place
Summary of Unit:
Kidney Matters
Excretory System. Discussing the kidneys, where they are located, and the function within the body. Includes information on the first auto kidney transplant, which took place in Mississippi.
Lesson Objectives:
- Explain the role of the kidney as a filtering system for blood
- Describe the by-products of the excretory system
- Model the filtering function of a kidney
Summary of Unit:
Lung Matters
Respiratory System. Discussing the lungs, where they are located in the body and their function. Includes information on the first lung transplant, which took place in Mississippi.
Lesson Objectives:
- Explain the role of the lungs and how they function in the body
- Model how the lungs work through the activity
- Give examples of what can happen if the lungs do not work anymore and discuss information about transplant
- Learn about the first lung transplant, who performed it and where it took place
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