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Handout
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Heart Valves Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the role of heart valves in how your heart functions and what happens when one is defective.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Label the Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
Select the correct response for each given name and label the heart. Players will test their knowledge of arteries, veins, valves, and more with this 21 question interactive.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Mitral Valve Prolapse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to various topics that will teach about mitral valve prolapse, or MVP. It covers symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and healthy living.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: No Valve in Vain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will design and create their own heart valves out of a variety of materials given to them, including: waterproof tape, plastic tubing, flexible plastic sheets, foam sheets, scissors, clay, etc. This activity...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Heart

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you've ever wondered how your heart works, this movie and activity guide has the answer. [6:15]
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Handout
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Valve Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled diagram of the heart valves shows how blood flows through the heart with useful information on causes, symptoms. diagnosis, and treatment of valve disease when this blood flow is disrupted.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.23 Heart

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand how the human heart pumps and controls the blood flow in the body.
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Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Listen to This!

For Students 1st - 8th
You may have heard people say that your heart is a pump. You can tell a lot about how well your heart is working, just by listening with a stethoscope.
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Article
Other

Engine Science: Induction Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the things involved with the fuel mixing in with air to produce a power output. Also include a picture of the intake system.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
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Handout
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: The Heart Valves

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled diagram of the heart valves shows how blood flows through the heart.
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Article
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Mitral Valve Prolapse

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page article that contains useful information on mitral valve prolapse (MVP) including causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
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Graphic
Other

Vesalius: Heart Anatomy, Valve Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed images and descriptions of normal heart valve action. Requires a paid subscription to access narratives, images, transparencies, discussions and quizzes.