Tag: heart

  • Investigation: What Factors Affect the Heart Rate of Daphnia

    Investigation: What Factors Affect the Heart Rate of Daphnia

    This investigation starts with a guided procedure where students gather data on the heart rate of daphnia when the organism is exposed to 1% ethanol.  Daphnia are tiny crustaceans that are visible with the naked eye, though a microscope or stereoscope will be needed to see their heart rate.

  • Case Study – A Tiny Heart (old version)

    Case Study – A Tiny Heart (old version)

    Students examine the symptoms of a newborn baby who has a problem with his heart and suggest treatment options.

  • Deer Heart Dissection

    Deer Heart Dissection

    My anatomy students learn the heart every year which ends with the dissection of a preserved sheep heart.  This year, a hunter friend brought me a fresh deer heart which I was able to dissect in front of the class to show my students how the deer heart compared to the sheep heart.   There isn’t…