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Hearts and Hypertension

These activities were developed and presented in conjunction with a professional development workshop for teachers, taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder in June, 1999. The activities are designed to compliment and enhance the use of the 1998 HHMI Holiday Lecture Series entitled "Of Hearts and Hypertension".

• Building a better pump: evolution of the vertebrate circulatory system
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• Building a better pump: evolution of the vertebrate circulatory system -- teacher notes
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• The salt you eat: an analysis of dietary sodium
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• Exploring heart rate and blood pressure
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• Exploring heart rate and blood pressure -- data sheet
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• DNA Components, Structure and Replication Activity
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• Muscle Contraction: in this activity, students play the role of different muscle proteins and act out muscle contractions
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• Mutations in Myosin: This advanced activity is adapted from a scientific paper addressing how mutations in the myosin gene lead to a form of heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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• Three Dimensional Protein Structure: This activity uses origami paper to demonstrate protein folding
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  These activities were created by BSI Outreach Scientists, Dr. Samantha Messier and Dr. Kristin Swihart.

   

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