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Classroom Materials List

We use specific materials for our interactive activities. You can purchase these items directly for our classroom kits.

ItemDayQtyEst. PriceTotalAction
Empty plastic water bottle (cut in half)

Use bottled water and cut top off. From uploaded Material sheet.

Day 11 / bottle$4.99$4.99
Balloon (pack)

Used for pump and vessel demos. Listed in Material sheet.

Day 1, Day 31 / balloon$5.99$11.32
Straw (plastic)

Used as capillaries/ tubing. Listed in Material sheet.

Day 1, Day 31 / straw$1.59$1.56
Tape (medical/ masking)

To seal balloon to bottle, etc. Listed in Material sheet.

Day 11 / roll$4.53$4.53
Scissors

Marked 'From Home' in uploaded sheet — assume students bring or teacher supplies.

Day 11 (from home) / pair$0.00$0.00-
Red & Blue air-dry clay (pack)

For clay heart models. Listed in Material sheet.

Day 11 pack (share) / pack$18.00$18.00
Toothpicks (pack)

Used as labels/flags in clay model. Listed in Material sheet.

Day 11 pack / pack$5.99$5.99
Labels / arrows / sticky labels

Marked as from home in sheet; teacher/class supplies recommended.

Day 1-5various / sheet/pack$0.00$0.00-
Stethoscopes (toy or real)

Sheet lists $29.95. Toy stethoscopes cheaper — consider 1 per 2 students.

Day 22 (shared pairs) / unit$29.95$59.90
Clear plastic tubing / small cardboard flap

Used in Valve Door Demo via clear tubing + small cardboard flap.

Day 21 set / set$7.00$6.87
Balloons or small balls (blood cells)

Used in Human Heartbeat Game.

Day 2pack / pack$6.00$6.00
Cardboard tubes

Used for vessel demos (veins).

Day 31-2 / tube$0.00$0.00-
Paper Towels

For capillary exchange simulation.

Day 31-2 / each/pack$0.00$0.00-
Food coloring (red)

Color 'blood' for several demos.

Day 1, 3, 41 bottle / bottle$3.00$3.90
Clear plastic bottles/jars

Used for Make-Your-Own Blood Model.

Day 41 / bottle/jar$4.99$4.99
Corn syrup (plasma)

Used to simulate plasma.

Day 4shared bottle / bottle$2.23$2.23
Red beads (RBC substitute)

Used as RBCs in 'Blood in a Bottle'.

Day 4small handful / bag$1.97$1.97
White beans (WBC substitute)

Used as WBCs in 'Blood in a Bottle'.

Day 4small handful / bag$1.97$1.97
Rice (platelet substitute)

Used as platelets in 'Blood in a Bottle'.

Day 4small scoop / bag$1.86$1.86
Colored stickers/cards

For the Blood Typing Game.

Day 4pack / pack$1.42$1.42
Stopwatch / timer

Teacher phone works.

Day 1-51 (teacher) / unit$0.00$0.00-
Jump rope

Used in Heart-Healthy Relay.

Day 51 per station / each$0.00$0.00-
Cones or tape

Used to create relay stations.

Day 5set / set$1.48$1.48
Poster paper or journals

For Personal Heart Plan posters/journals.

Day 5set / sheet/journal$0.84$0.84
Markers

For decorating Heart Plan posters.

Day 5shared pack / pack$1.00$4.00
SMART Goal guide sheet

Printable resource.

Day 51 per older student / sheet$0.00$0.00-
Estimated Total Per Group: ~$115.30

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