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This activity (on pages 16-23) lets learners measure each other's vital signs—the signs that help doctors understand what's going on in a patient body.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Many of the genetic sequences found in the fruit fly genome are similar to those found in humans.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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During this lesson, learners will determine their blood pressure and learn about systolic and diastolic pressures.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a demonstration you can use to show learners how valves and pumps work in concert to move blood through the circulatory system.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners take their own pulse and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners will build a homemade pump using a balloon, a mason jar, and some straws.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity aims to stimulate discussion on the question of whether computers can exhibit “intelligence,” or are ever likely to do so in the future.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners will construct a model of a heart valve using a film canister, a piece of masking tape, and a piece of paper.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will measure their lung capacity by making their own spirometer. Learners will then explore factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this game (on pages 14-21), learners explore how each human being inherits genetic traits such as eye color.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 22-33), learners do the kind of work genetic scientists do, sorting and comparing (images of) genetic material strands called chromosomes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity explores what it means for a computer to be intelligent and introduces the topic of what a computer program is and how everything computers do simply involves following instructions writ

free Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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By building a model of a lung and diaphragm, learners discover the function of various parts of the body's respiratory system.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will investigate the sounds of the heart.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this craft-based activity, learners make DNA sequence bracelets that carry the code of an organism such as a human, trout, chimpanzee or butterfly.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the great pump in their chests--the human heart!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes