Live...from the Heart
The interactive videoconference between your class or classroom and the operating room.
Welcome to an amazing field trip opportunity for 9th through 12th grade classes!
The Museum of Science and Industry is taking you—live!—to the operating room at Advocate Christ Medical Center. And we're not taking you there just to watch. While the surgical team performs an open heart bypass procedure, you'll be able to ask about the surgery, get tips on keeping your heart healthy and even find out about careers in the OR. Don't miss this amazing chance to learn about the heart by talking to professionals who take care of hearts every day.
Starting this fall, this program will only be offered to high-school classes, as the pacing and content are more appropriate for students in grades 9 through 12. Live ... from the Heart will be offered from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from Sept. 21, 2011 to June 6, 2012. Younger students in grades 7 through 12 are invited to participate in a shorter version of the program called Heart Surgery 101.
Registration
Registration for the 2011-12 school year is now full.
Waiting List Requests
- The Program
- Learn more about the "Live...from the Heart" program, including information on how your classroom can take part in this special experience.
- Your Heart
- It will beat over 2.5 billion times during your life. But do you know what makes it tick? Discover more about your heart.
- Educator Resources
- Classroom activities to accompany "Live...from the Heart" and more resources for teaching about the heart.
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also available: classroom kit
Unable to participate in a videoconference? Find out how to order a non-live version of the program for your classroom.