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  • Ashley Burrows, front, and Jasmine Ammons pull themselves by a rope while riding on scooters in gym class at Kirksville Elementary. The students were participating in teacher Deborah Campbell's Heart Adventure course.

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  • Second-grader Skylar Patterson listens to her heart beat with a stethoscope Tuesday as part of the Heart Adventure course at Kirksville Elementary.

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  • Dylan Hammons, left, jumps over a hurdle while Noah Martin follows him during the Heart Adventure course at Kirksville Elementary.

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  • Students at Kirksville Elementary learned about the heart in a physical way Tuesday. Doing different activities in an obstacle course, Kiley Ahlgren pulls herself on a scooter thought the pulmonary valve of a simulated heart.

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  • Aleya Shanks, right, listens to Kennedy Hendern's heart beat after completing one round of the Heart Adventure course at Kirksville Elementary.

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  • Kirksville Elementary second-graders participate in the Heart Adventure course to learn about the different parts of the human heart.

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  • Sheridan Lamb leaps over hurdles in a fancy dress during Deborah Campbell's Heart Adventure course at Kirksville Elementary.

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March 21, 2013

Heart Adventure

By Kaitlin Keane Register Chief Photographer

KIRKSVILLE — Kirksville Elementary School students learned about the heart and how it functioned Tuesday as they ran and scooted along the gym floor, jumped over hurdles and crawled through tunnels in a special “Heart Adventure Course” organized by physical education teacher Deborah Campbell.

The adventure course was the culmination of a two-week study of the human heart.

Tuesday’s adventure course was divided into blue and red sides, with blue representing blood carrying carbon dioxide and the red blood with oxygen.

The students got to listen to their heartbeat with stethoscopes after competing a full round of the course.

The students learned about good habits that promote a healthy heart – eating healthy foods, exercising, getting enough sleep, regular doctor check-ups and drinking enough water.

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