Tag: pressure
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Learn to Measure Blood Pressure – Systole and Diastole
Understanding blood pressure is a great way to connect the cardiovascular system to a familiar medical procedure. In this activity, students learn what blood pressure measures and how to measure blood pressure. Then they explore what the systolic and diastolic numbers represent. Students begin with a short reading that introduces important terms such as systole,…
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Requirements of Life – Alex’s Trials
When it comes to teaching the requirements of life, most textbooks keep it pretty dry. Listing oxygen, nutrients, temperature, and atmospheric pressure. Important, yes, but not exactly the kind of material that gets high school students leaning in. That’s where this worksheet comes in. Follow the story of Alex, an unlucky human who gets put…
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Activity: Learn How to Measure Blood Pressure
Students learn how to measure their blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer. Manual and digital devices can be used to compare measurements.
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Air Pressure and Life
Anatomy begins by describing the requirements of life. Why do you need air pressure to survive and what happens when you are in space with no pressure.