In honor of Valentine's Day, we did some really cool studies about our heart.

We listened with a stethoscope.

Then we tried moving our bodies in a variety of ways to see what this muscle would do. 

Books and web resources

Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) by Ben Williams

The Heart: All about Our Circulatory System and More! by Seymour Simon

How Does Your Heart Work? (Rookie Read-About Health) by Don L. Curry and Jayne Waddell

Youtube:

How to feel your heart beat- scishowkids

The heart - WTIUFruiday Zone

How does your heart work Science for kids- Okie Dokie Odie