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Educational content related to the cardiovascular system
The purpose of this web page is to provide information for ongoing outreach projects with researchers, science teachers in middle and high schools as well as the general public. We are designing educational modules for middle and high school teachers. The teachers can then use material as needed for their educational units.

Too often life science is distilled into disparate facts addressing major biological concepts, but lacking purpose for learning and applying knowledge to real world contexts. The driving principle of this project is to build learning modules employing real world scenarios to foster authentic scientific investigation in biological sciences. Content addressed in modules aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards (Achieve, Inc., 2013) for middle and secondary life science, Engineering Design, and Science and Engineering Practices, and promotes critical thinking skills in biological science.

Power points & text :

ABLE 2019 poster (pptx)

Overview ppt

Some ppts that teachers can use: part 1, part 2, part 3

Text files (MS word): The conceptual problem, Engineering design, parts for experiments, on line information, Sample middle school unit, Arteriosclerosis lab, AAAS Science link on heart, YOUTUBE links on demos, The circulatory role, lipid tests , Secondary New generation Stds,

YouTube links-

1st fluid flow : fundamental concepts- simulated "Ankle-Brachial index" (ABI) http://youtu.be/XVr-MT3k0mw

2nd fluid flow: Laminar an turbulent flow http://youtu.be/KHxOwnh4YVo

3rd fluid flow: Viscosity http://youtu.be/ZOCNVUa0f_g

4th fluid flow: Windkessel effect http://youtu.be/UJt3-lGnhVU

with student narration: http://youtu.be/6iroS6arqT8 & http://youtu.be/enZunzh7AnU

Associated PDFs & other content :

Windkessel paper, Blood doping, Altitude 1, Altitude 2, Lipid blood tests, ankle-brachial index1, ankle-brachial index2, ankle-brachial index3, ankle-brachial index4, Guided inquiry by Colburn

Hemodynamics for Medical , Smith's model for undergraduates

Beamer, Chpt 7 alternat integrated Framework, Baldock Chanson 2006 fluid flow, Campbell biology fluid flow, Chapter 13 outline, Fluid flow and motion Exp9 , fluid flow chapter 8, guide to lowering BP, Maps of obesity, Microvascular dysfunction obsesity, Physics & human, Static Vs Pulse press,

Art of health issues with too much sugar http://www.boredpanda.com/sweet-kills-sugar-harm-advertisement-uncontrolled-diabetes-wounds/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook

Participants designing this content are :

REBECCA KRALL, Dept. of STEM, Univ. of KY

SUSAN MAYO, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

DIANE JOHNSON, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

KIM ZEIDLER-WATTERS, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

ROBIN L. COOPER, Dept. of Biol., & Center for Muscle Biology, Univ. of KY.
website maintained by Robin L. Cooper. Contact: RLCOOP1 at UKY.EDU
http://web.as.uky.edu/Biology/faculty/cooper/