Cardiovascular System Bingo

Introduction

The cardiovascular system serves as a means to transport materials throughout the body. It consists of many intricate components all working together toward a common goal. Cardiovascular bingo reinforces terminology and understanding of the cardiovascular system by presenting descriptions of various components and identifying each by name or diagram.

Concepts

• Cardiovascular system
• Human physiology
• Pressure
• Volume
• Flow
• Resistance

Materials

Prelab Preparation

1. Before beginning this activity, laminate the Cardiovascular Bingo Choice Sheets or place them into sheet protectors. This will greatly increase their durability and longevity.
2. Permanently mark any items that are not usually covered in your curriculum with an “X” on the choice sheets. These may be given as free spaces on the bingo cards.

Procedure

1. Give each student a bingo card and approximately 25 bingo chips. Small containers such as paper cups or plastic bags may be helpful for distributing and holding the bingo chips.
2. Give the names of any items on the Cardiovascular Bingo Choice Sheet that were not covered in class. Instruct students to place a bingo chip on these items and use them as a free space.
3. Remind students that they should place a bingo chip on the square that names the item being described.
4. Remind students that “bingo” should only be called when five squares in a row are covered, whether vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
5. Remind students to leave their bingo chips in place after “bingo” has been called until the win has been verified by the teacher.
6. Call out the description or function of an item from the Cardiovascular Bingo Choice Sheet. Mark the item with a light pencil mark on paper or with a transparency marking pen if the choice sheet has been laminated or is in a sheet protector.
7. Instruct students they must find the name or picture of the item described on their bingo cards and cover that square with a bingo chip.
8. Continue to call out different descriptions from the choice sheet until a win has been confirmed. Erase all pencil marks or use a damp paper towel to clean the transparency between each round.
9. The winner of each round may get extra credit points or a small prize as deemed appropriate.
10. Consider finishing the game with a “cover-all” round, where the winner is the first person to cover the entire card.

Student Worksheet PDF

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10969_Teacher2.pdf

Lab Hints

• This kit includes enough materials for 30 students. All materials are reusable. This activity may reasonably be completed in one 50-minute class period.
• In order to verify understanding, encourage students to raise their hands if they can identify one of the cardiovascular components even if that item does not appear on their cards.
• Use student volunteers for calling out the component descriptions. Saying the words aloud helps reinforce the terms.
• The Cardiovascular Bingo Choice Sheet may also be used as an impromptu quiz. Instead of using bingo cards, simply read aloud 10 names and have students write the description or illustration. You may also call out the description and have students fill in the name.

References

Silverthorn, D. U. Human Physiology—An Integrated Approach, 3rd ed; Pearson Benjamin Cummings: San Francisco, CA, 2004.