Description
Models are powerful tools for teaching science as they provide useful simplifications of structures and processes, helping to make the unseen seen and the complex simple. Our blood is a tissue that consists of several different cell types working together. It transports nutrients and oxygen to, and removes waste products from, our tissues and organs. Blood also carries hormones from glands to the tissues where they will function.
Students make a model of blood and its components using kit materials. Then they use the model to look at the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. The model also shows how hemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs to our organs and how scabs form at wounds.
This model-making kit includes enough materials for students to assemble up to 5 paper models working cooperatively. The included comprehensive teacher resource guide provides illustrated readings, activities, key vocabulary, and an assessment, along with teaching opportunities for students to Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, and Evaluate their understanding of the concepts presented.