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The Strongest Pump of All: Electrical Heart Functions
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Crawford, James Murray, Katherine Remaly, Mark Peirce, Shayn Peirce, Leyf |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students learn how the heart functions. They are introduced to the concept of action potential generation, which causes the electrical current that triggers muscle contraction in the heart. Students learn how the heart functions. They are introduced to the concept of action potential generation, which causes the electrical current that triggers muscle contraction in the heart. Teachers provide two simple class demos and students learn about the basic electrical signals generated by the heart: P, QRS and T waves. Students also learn the basic steps of the engineering design process and think of ways to improve heart function, from a biomedical engineering point-of-view. A PowerPoint® presentation, student design challenge worksheet and pre/post-assessment tests are provided. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado University of Virginia |
| Subject Keyword | Biology Science and Technology Heartbeat Potassium Diffusion Sinoatrial Node Action Potential Bioelectricity Heart Sodium Diffusion Atrioventricular Node Qrs Wave Cardiac |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H45M |
| Education Level | Class VIII Class IX |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Biology Technical |
