Victoria Velez
Structure & Function Of Living Organisms
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Today we are learning about the Structure & Function Of Living Organisms
In this activity, students will meet Victoria Velez and learn more about how she combines her love for biology with her love for engineering and problem-solving.
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Meet Victoria:
Victoria followed her heart to a career that focuses her love of hands-on problem solving into engineering medical technologies that save lives. Victoria is a Process Engineer at Boston Scientific in Minnesota, but she is also a local mentor and a proud Latina.
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Victoria has combined her love for engineering and biology in her career. In this activity, students will use both their scientific minds and some engineering skills to measure the capacity of your lungs.
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plastic bottle (2.5L), straw, glue/sticky-tack, balloon (one each), water, cup.
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4. Fill the bottle with water
5. Each team member should take one big breath and blow up a balloon as much as possible.
6. Then, twist the neck of the balloon to stop any air from escaping.
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7. Take it in turns to place your balloon over the neck of the bottle and see how much water comes out.
8. Measure how much water came out; this is the capacity of your lungs.
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Victoria’s engineering work involves her knowing the circulatory system really well. Students need to use this webpage to learn about some of the major veins and arteries of the body.
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pen, paper and internet access
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Let’s play BINGO!
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