2. • For an introductory lesson on the circulatory
system, I will be using and adapting the lesson
plan found at the following link:
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=68c
4538e-f508-4e2f-bbd3-8d9d186eff11&from=reg
• Although I think this particular lesson plan forms
a good basis, I will add some detail to make it go
into a little more depth.
• Nevertheless, I will be able to use the SMART
board technology to draw the heart and the flow
of blood through it. I will also be able to have
students come to the board to take turns drawing
out the entire cycle of blood.
3. • For example, the very first picture (shown left) it gives
looks a little outdated. Instead, I would like to use more
modern looking pictures that students could interact with
better, perhaps 3D images like the following (shown
right):
4. • Similary, I would use more modern looking pictures of the
heart that are a little more accurate in showing the veins
and capillaries.
Instead of this
Use this
5. • Not only will using this picture give the students a better
image to picture in their heads (we covered how
important visuals are in learning!), but it will also help me
to stay consistent with the first picture of explaining the
red/blue distinction. I can explain how blue represents
veins (contain deoxygenated blood), and red represents
arteries (contain oxygenated blood). The original lesson
plan could not do this because its picture of the heart did
not show the veins and arteries.
6. • I like the group discussion component of the lesson plan.
However, I will change the question from “What
structures make up the heart?” to “Discuss the role of the
heart as the center of the cycle of blood throughout the
body. Notice how it acts as the intermediate between
both types of blood…what are the two types of blood
circulated by the heart?”
• Also, I will show the following video that outlines the
basics of the circulatory system, giving an emphasis on
the heart, which is being introduced in this particular
lesson. Further lessons will elaborate on the details and
talk about the other structures involved in the circulatory
system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF68qhyfcoM
7. • I would also add a short dissection component to this
unit. I would probably have to do it on a different day (for
lack of time in this lesson), but it would be on this same
topic of introducing the circulatory system.
• Allowing students to see and dissect the pig’s heart
allows them to visualize what a human heart looks like,
since they are very anatomically similar.
8. • Target learners involved in this lesson plan are
upperclassman high school students who are taking an
anatomy and/or physiology class.
• The way that I have adjusted this lesson plan allows for
universal design by including elements that appeal to all
major styles of learning:
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Auditory and visual learners can learn via the video
Visual learners can learn via the pictures
Linguistic learners can learn via group discussion
Kinesthetic learners can learn via dissection
