American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Heart Valves Explained
Learn about the role of heart valves in how your heart functions and what happens when one is defective.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 1
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."
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Label the Heart
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.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Mitral Valve Prolapse
This site contains links to various topics that will teach about mitral valve prolapse, or MVP. It covers symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and healthy living.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: No Valve in Vain
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...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Heart
If you've ever wondered how your heart works, this movie and activity guide has the answer. [6:15]
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Valve Disease
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.23 Heart
Understand how the human heart pumps and controls the blood flow in the body.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Listen to This!
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.
Other
Engine Science: Induction Basics
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 2
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."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 3
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."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 4
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."
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: The Heart Valves
Labeled diagram of the heart valves shows how blood flows through the heart.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Mitral Valve Prolapse
A one-page article that contains useful information on mitral valve prolapse (MVP) including causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
Other
Vesalius: Heart Anatomy, Valve Action
Detailed images and descriptions of normal heart valve action. Requires a paid subscription to access narratives, images, transparencies, discussions and quizzes.