Saturday, November 22, 2025
Can you feel your heart beating? Are you ready to find out HOW it beats? Make your own working heart model with CAGIS Graduate and physician, Dr. Anahita! Pump the heart and watch blood flow through the chambers!
Time
Ages 7-12: 8 am PT • 9 am MT • 10 am CT • 11 am ET • 12 pm AT
Ages 13-17: 10 am PT • 11 am MT • 12 pm CT • 1 pm ET • 2 pm AT
Materials and Preparation
- 3 jars or glasses
- 4 bendy straws (can be paper or plastic; if you do not have access to bendy straws, aquarium tubing like this will also work)
- 2 balloons (we recommend 4 just in case of rips/tears)
- Tape
- 3 cups of water
- Food colouring
- 1 Toothpick
- Scissors
- 2 rubber bands
Meet the Expert
Dr. Anahita Malvea
This programming was developed by Sydney Brooks and Mikaela Moore.


