Welcome Science Educators
Youth Take Heart is science and health curriculum for youth (middle school through high school). The curriculum includes:
Guy Simplant, an Internet-based/CD-ROM program (originally developed by UWEB) which focuses on exploring ways to repair or replace a heart. [LINK TO GUY SIMPLANT]
An educational program kit addressing the connections between cardiovascular health and other body systems. [LINK TO KIT]
Free online lessons that engage students in learning about the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular disease prevention through inquiry. [LINK TO ONLINE LESSONS]
Community resources, including kit for public activities, that raise awareness about the role science plays in understanding and preventing cardiovascular disease.
Youth Take Heart was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are dedicated to teaching future generations about cutting edge research in health and science. To this end, NIH's National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) initiated the Science Education Partnership Award Program (SEPA) in 1991. Through this competitive grants program, SEPA sponsors partnerships among researchers, educators, and community groups to share their knowledge, expertise, and enthusiasm about health and science research with K-12 students and the general public. Designed to improve science and health literacy, these grants have funded projects at health science centers, universities, K-12 schools, science museums, and community organizations across the country (NCRR, 2004).