Interactive Heart

One of the top 10 on Digg right now is an excellent interactive model of the human heart. It’s amazing how sophisticated these free simulation applets are becoming. A great tool for biology teachers. It could be used as part of a large-group demonstration or students can explore hands-on individually or in small groups. This is a great example of technology’s potential to allow students to observe objects and phenomena that have not traditionally been available to them in a science classroom.