Teacher Candidate: __Shanta Ricks_________________________________________           Grade Level: __4th_______

 

Content Area: ______Science_____________________      Topic:  The Heart_______________________________________

 

Title of Web Quest: ____A Healthy Heart = a Bright Future_____________________________________________________________________

Description of Web Quest: ____Students will research the importance of the heart and its function, they also will understand what are some causes of an unhealthy heart and how to prevent it.

 

Introduction

Many of your family and friends are living unhealthy lifestyles!  With those unhealthy lifestyles and their putting their hearts in future danger.  It’s up to you to save  your peers and the world from an unhealthy future by letting them know how important their heart is and how to keep it working at it’s best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task

You will need to find out how the heart works and what it does. Next you need to find out what is considered a healthy and unhealthy heart.  Then you will find out what can be done to make an unhealthy heart, healthy.  Last you will find out how to keep a heart healthy! At the end you and your group will present to the class on three panel display board, what a healthy and unhealthy heart looks like,functions of the heart, why the heart is important,  and a daily routine on how to stay healthy.

Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation

 

 

	1	2	3	4
How the heart works	1 or less things the heart does	2 or less things the heart does	Missing a few of the functions of the heart	All functions of the heart
Why the heart is important	1 or less reasons our heart is important	2 or less reasons our heart is important	Missing a few reasons we need our hearts	All  of the reasons we need our hearts
Difference between healthy and unhealthy heart	No picture display	Display of one heart and not the other	Display of both hearts not colored	Display of both kind of hearts, colored
How to keep the heart healthy	1 example of foods and examples that keep the heart healthy	1or 2 examples of foods and exercises that keep the heart healthy	Only a few examples of foods and exercises that keep the heart healthy	Different exercises and foods that keep the heart healthy

Conclusion

 

Congratulations, you’ve just helped your family, friends, and self better understand just how important your heart is!  Now that you’ve helped others understand that, they can better understand how to keep it healthy!!

 

 

 

 

 

 Standards

 

STATE GOAL 12:  Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.

 

A.  Know and apply concepts that explain how living things func­tion, adapt and change.

12.A.1a  Identify and describe the component parts of living things (e.g., birds have feathers; people have bones, blood, hair, skin) and their major functions.




NETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Creativity and Innovation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes

using technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Communication and Collaboration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,

to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments

 

 

 

 

 

 

and media.

 

 

 

Process

 

 

 

 

(include learner roles):

(include learner roles):

 

 

 

Researcher  - What does the heart do?  Why is it important to the body?  Label (worksheet given)  parts of the heart.

 

Cardiologist – What do an unhealthy heart look like? How many people suffer from heart conditions? What are the age groups and what kinds of heart disease are common among them?

 

Nutritionist- what things contribute to unhealthy hearts?  What exercises are good for the heart? What can be done to keep a heart healthy? Daily routines that can be done to keep a healthy heart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion (include learner roles):

 

Conclusion (include learner roles):

 

Conclusion

 

 

 Internet Resources

 

 

 

 

 

http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54036&cat_id=20607
Very kid friendly site that talks about the heart, how it works, and how to keep it healthy, and who's most likely to get heart disease, and diferent kinds


www.heartandstroke.com/site/c.ikIQLcMWJtE/b.3484269/k.C318/Kid_Friendly_Meals.htm ·
Site talks about what foods you can eat to keep the heart healthy.

www.howstuffworks.com/heart.htm
Talks about how the heart works and what it does.

www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/keephealthy.html 
Site talks aobut how what exercises can help keep the heart healthy

www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=1446 ·
Site talks about different heart diseases and who's likely to get them.