There are three lessons in this group. The first two provide students with the opportunity to learn about the circulatory system and conduct an experiment where they take their pulses after different types of activity. During the third lesson, a pediatrician explains how she checks a patient's heart and the ways that a healthy lifestyle (food and exercise) can keep students' hearts healthy.

	TIME NEEDED 3 class sessions		VOCABULATY heart, artery, vein, capillary, lungs, pulse, circulatory system, cardiologist

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will be able to:

• illustrate a schematic circulatory system of a human body including heart, lungs, arteries, veins and capillaries;
• describe the role of parts of the circulatory system;
• conduct an experiment to increase understanding of the relationship between heart rate/pulse and exercise;
• describe what cardiologist Dr. Helen Taussig did for babies with heart defects.

MATERIALS

1. Overhead projector
2. Transparency 1. Circulatory System (PDF)
3. Transparency 2. Heart (PDF)
4. Handout 1. Vocabulary List (PDF)
5. Handout 2. Measuring Your Pulse Rate (PDF)
6. Handout 3. Evaluation (PDF)
7. Cardboard cylinders from toilet paper or paper towel rolls (one per team of two students)
8. Pieces of white butcher paper 5ft. long (one per team of two students)
9. Red, blue, and black magic markers (one set per team)
10. Blank piece of butcher paper for recording student questions about the heart and the circulatory system
11. Wall clock with second hand, or stop watch
12. Teacher Resource: Dr. Taussig Biography

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Learning outcomes

Students will create a poem and illustration on what they have observed and present it in the style of Edward Hicks with the text framing the image.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

3 hours

Materials/resources

• poem I Am An Artist by Pat Lowery Collins, illustrated by Robin Brickman
• prints or access to art work by Edward Hicks and various artists for comparison
• sketch book (or paper for drawing and planning)
• white drawing paper
• larger construction paper for displaying artwork
• pencils
• erasers
• colored pencils, crayons, or markers
• pencil sharpeners
• rulers
• glue or staples for mounting art work

Technology resources

• computer with word processing and drawing programs
• Internet access
• printer
• digital camera

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Learning outcomes

Students will:

• learn about the harsh conditions the American Indians faced during relocation.
• learn how to use persuasive writing.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

2 weeks

Materials/resources

• Variety of literature relating to Cherokee Indians and Trail of Tears
• Map of United States
• Overhead of persuasive writing samples
• Paper and pencil

Technology resources

• Overhead
• Computer
• Microsoft Word (with Thesaurus feature)

Pre-activities

Tell students how some people write and talk using the same words all the time. Instead of using vivid words they use the same “dead” words.

Read Steven Kellogg’s Chicken Little. Explain how he used other words instead of “said”. Reread story. Tell students to listen for word that means “said.” Stop and record them.

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A lesson plan for grade 3 Science

Learning outcomes

Students will:

• Discover which kinds of trash break down naturally and which do not.
• Brainstorm alternative methods for handling solid waste that could alleviate problems associated with landfill sites, depletion of natural resources and rising costs.
• Make recommendations for effective handling of organic, reusable, and recyclable solid waste.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

6 weeks

Materials/resources

• four large wide-mouthed jars
• soil
• water
• labels for jars that say: “Organic,” “Reusable Recyclable,” “Non-Reusable Recyclable,” and “Non-Reusable Non-Recyclable”
• table on which to set jars for easy access
• paper towels
• assorted items from trash: apple cores, aluminum foil, plastic bags, packing foam, food wrappers, milk cartons, six-pack rings, pop cans, leftover food, etc.
• Chart to record predictions and observations (make a new chart for each week). Charts should have columns for jar name, prediction, and observation.
• garbage bags or big bags to collect trash
• gloves

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