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InVision Guide to a Healthy Heart
Everything about the heart you *don’t* learn in romantic comedy.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12


http://www.invisionguide.com/heart/

	CONTENT: This informative and visually stimulating site features Images, text, video clips, and interactive features that teach about the functioning of the human heart. The Web site is a companion to the book by the same name published by Harper Collins.
	SITE DESIGN: This visually appealing and well organized site can be navigated in a number of ways. The content is grouped into four categories with links to each in the bottom navigation bar. Users can also choose to view the links in 3-D or 2-D. Macromedia Flash Player is required.
	REVIEW: The InVision Guide to a Healthy Heart Web site provides information and visuals that are equally useful to scholars, students, parents, and teachers. Users can learn about the development and mechanics of the human heart, how it functions in the body, what can go wrong, treatment options, tips on how you can improve your cardiovascular health and expert audio commentary on such topics as high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, enlarged heart, heart attack, and brain attack. Each feature includes image controls for zooming in and out and turning labels off and on, and a tab for selecting other images, as well as related videos and other materials. Also included is a handy glossary that can be accessed by the tab on the right side of the page.
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08/29/2007