Modeling the Four-Chamber Heart for the TI-Nspire CX

Students model the electrical activity of a four-chamber heart using coding, LED's and Play-Doh, an electrically conductive modeling compound.

Publisher: Texas Instruments Inc.

Author: Frederick Fotsch, Texas Instruments Inc.

Topic:  Biologi  Datavetenskap  STEM

Tags  Sustainability

Build a four-chambered heart

Students will design a model of a four-chambered heart

Concepts in project

Heart anatomy and Homeostasis Coding concepts:
Calculation of rates (beats per minute) Loops
Feedback and control system Conditional Statements
Temperature sensor input Variables
LED and sound output  

Unit 1: Blood Circulation (The Plumber)

Designed for middle school and high school life science.

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Download Student Document PDF   link   Word Doc  link

Download the Student Build Sheet PDF   link

Download TI-Nspire TNS Program File   link

Download Teacher Editable Word Document (Optional)   link

Example project video with diagrams for connections   link

Unit 2: How the Heart Beats (The Electrician)

Advanced activity designed for high school anatomy and physiology or AP Biology.

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Download Student Document PDF   link   Word Doc  link

Download the Student Build Sheet PDF   link

Download TI-Nspire TNS Program File   link

Electrical conductance and EKG animations (Youtube video) link

Download Human Heart 3D Print Zipped Files (Optional)   link

Learn to do the project yourself

Download Learn to do the project PDF    link

Setting up

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