We Touched a Human Heart Today!

The students were lucky to get an opportunity to touch five hearts today...a human, cow, sheep, pig, and reptile heart were on loan to us from the UCSF Medical center, along with twenty stethescopes and some interesting stories about the two donors.

Many of the kids were fascinated by the beating of their own hearts and the beating of their peers' hearts. But it was when Ms. Molly, our fabulous part-time librarian, asked for volunteers to touch the heart that everyone sat up and took notice! Nearly everyone in class wanted a chance to feel what a real heart was like. And everyone did a great job at being very respectful of our donors, who gave their bodies to science so students and kids could learn more about what makes us tick.

Thank to Ms. Molly who arranged this opportunity, and taught a great lesson on the circulatory system and respiratory system to boot!