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STANDARD 3 OBJECTIVE 3  
 
Lesson 8
Activity  
Questions to think about before beginning this lesson

1. Why is high blood pressure bad for you?

2. What can cause high blood pressure?

Lesson

This lesson introduces students to the process of taking and reading a blood pressure.

Part I. Download the heart and the circulatory system lab guide. Because students may not have a stethoscope at home, this lab may need to be completed at school.

Part II. Complete an assignment on mastery connect called "Blood Pressure Lab."

References Kilbosh (2008). File:MMSA Checking Blood Pressure.JPG. Wikimedia Commons.  Retrieved on March 17, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MMSA_Check
ing_Blood_Pressure.JPG.
 
 
  

 



FEATURED PORTRAIT
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A medical student checking blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope.

A medical student checking blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope.
Source: Kilbosh

  

Standard 3 Objective 3
UNIT LESSONS
 

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10


 
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