What You Need to Know About Healthy Hearts There are four topics in Healthy Hearts that promote cardiovascular health: - About the Heart – Cardiovascular Function - Movin’ & Groovin’ – Physical Activity - Eatin’ Right – Nutrition - Bye Bye Tobacco – Tobacco Healthy Hearts has been designed for 5th and 6th grade teachers to implement in their classes with the following goals in mind: Requires minimal computer experience for teachers. To use Healthy Hearts, you should: Use Email Use the Internet Have access to a computer that is connected to the Internet Have a printer Have an up-to-date Web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 4.7) Provides interdisciplinary instruction - Healthy Hearts integrates content standards in: Math Language Arts (Writing, Reading) Technology Health Physical Education Requires minimal amount of teacher time Primarily self-contained instruction for kids Flexible scheduling – Use as often as schedule permits Intuitive use Support via e-mail Requires no teacher training/health teaching experience Self contained instruction for kids Instruction is individually paced for kids Teachers have access to all information Easily incorporates student assessment Teacher assesses student written work Built in multiple choice quizzes Kids monitor their own progress Is enjoyable for students Appealing computer-based (web-based) instruction Colorful and well designed graphics supporting content and learning Interactive activities throughout instruction Self-paced Individualized based on student performance Motivating rewards to encourage children to participate