Learning Resources Cross-Section Heart Model

I ordered this heart for my son. He did a 4th grade 4-H project on Congenital Heart Defects. He was born with a heart defect and so we used this assignment and this model heart to help him learn about his heart defect. I ordered this specific model for a few reasons. First, it wasn't expensive. I honestly didn't want to spend a fortune on something that was mostly just for this one time assignment. I looked at a lot of heart models and some were cheap but were also super tiny. My son wanted something the judges could see from across the room. Second, I liked that this model came apart and showed the heart from the inside. This really helped my son get a good grasp of what the heart really should look like in a 3D image and then we could show him what his looked like. It also really helped to figure out the parts of the heart easily. The third thing I liked was that it was made of foam and was super light weight. My son held it during the presentation in one hand most of the time. It weighs about as much as a soft/nerf type ball. I like that the heart has so much detail. It has little veins and other details on it. So I thought that this heart would be no longer used after the presentation but my son has carried it with him to school, continuing to "educate" others on the heart and has pretend played with it. Initially I was concerned that since it was made of a foam material that it might come apart but it shows no signs of coming apart or tearing. My one and only complaint and I am not reducing the stars based on this is that it doesn't stay together well when on it's side. It doesn't "click" into place because it is foam so the two pieces just lay together. This didn't really bother us or impact what we used it for. So overall, I am very pleased with this and would recommend to anyone looking for a cheap, durable, kid friendly model.

This is a great model for younger children that want and need to explore the heart but that may be too young for dissecting just yet. It could also benefit the ones who get queasy and cannot make it through an actual dissection. It is sturdy, fun, and interesting. We have enjoyed having it in our homeschool cabinet. We have taken it out and used it over and over again. Having the parts labeled on one side and blank on the other allows for a good quiz. We made it into a fun quiz game!

This is not what I expected…. I was expecting a doctors office prop but it is essentially a foam squish ball with the anatomy printed on it. It seams accurate and in novel but not what I was hoping….👍

All items ive gotten from this brand have been great! I'm always very pleased with the outcome. This heart model is great while teaching the human anatomy to the kiddos.

It is about the right size for a heart. I think it will be durable for my 7 yr old to play with, it is made of foam (like the stress toys.). The heart parts and the names are screen printed on the insides. It's 2 pieces, it is nice that there are not a hundred pieces to have to pick up. As someone who has had open heart surgery it is nice to see that a child friendly model has been made at a reasonable price.

I got this as a visual aid to help me survive a summer A & P class in a community college. I am VERY spatially challenged. I don't mean to suggest that this is a college level aid--but I had little or no science background. It was helpful for me to be able to change the orientation of the heart model and still identify the parts. This thing made me angry when I first got it. It is made out of that squishy dog ball material. And it is cheap, cheap, cheap. But it did help me identify the parts of the heart in lab, and I got an A, and I didn't have to buy a fancy expensive model to do it--so it served its purpose. Recently a new puppy ate part of it--I do understand his confusion. He thought it was one of his toys.

Would I use this to study for the MCAT? No, probably not. For a 7th grade trifold project I needed a lightweight, inexpensive model and this was perfect. I guess it depends on what you are using it for.

I used this model of the heart for my preschool classes of 3, 4 and 5 year old children. They could feel and squeeze the heart to better understand that it is a muscle. Then separating the heart into 2 sections gave them the better understanding that the heart is divided into four chambers. The heart was also the right size to fit into our human torso model that shows the children the inside of their bodies.

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Para el precio que me costó cumple su función. De momento aguanta en perfecto estado tal y como cuando lo compré

Perfect for use in classroom, providing it isn't being used to be squeezed / relief stress. The text, and cross diagram inside, is clear to see. The item itself has sparked some interest amongst the Yr6 class I teach Science to.

It did not meet the expectation. Neither was it given its made up of foam

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