IOPO®: Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Inc.

Life is Cool Program

A program designed to educate elementary school children about organ, tissue, and eye donation.

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Life is Cool Program

The "Life is Cool!" program is an interactive educational opportunity for upper elementary students. Hands-on activity stations allow students to learn about how the organs and tissues of the body function, the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle, and the miracle of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

Participants:

  • listen to their own heartbeat
  • examine and touch pig organs
  • compare the fat and sodium content of foods
  • experience what it's like to suffer from corneal blindness
  • play "Tissue Tic-Tac-Toe" or "ORGAN Bingo"

The program includes a detailed lesson plan for each station and a list of supplies needed for the learning activities. "Life is Cool!" is designed so that individual teachers can use selected learning stations and activities in their own classroom, or schools, hospitals and community organizations can utilize all of the stations and activities to organize multi-class or multi-school events.

To download a flyer about the Life is Cool program click here.

Educators may register here to receive free resources and station lesson plans.