Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Listen to This!
In this tutorial, Bill Nye explains how to hear the sound of your heart.
Other
World Invisible: The Human Circulatory System: Blood Circulation
A labeled diagram of the major veins and arteries in the human body.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport
The circulatory system transports substances between the exchange surface and cells. It delivers oxygen and glucose to the tissues for respiration, which is the release of energy to cells.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Heart and Blood Flow
This lesson will identify the major structures of the heart and their specific roles in the overall functioning of the heart.
Other
Biology Guide: Molecules, Cells, and Systems
Students learn about molecules, cells, and systems. Some topics investigated in the tutorial are cell types, enzymes, plasma membranes, and the heart.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: El Corazon [In Spanish]
Learn the anatomy of the heart then take the quiz to test your knowledge.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Feeding a Hungry Heart
An intricate three-dimensional network of blood vessels nourishes the heart. Images like this can be used to make detailed comparisons of healthy and diseased hearts.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Cardiovascular System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the parts and functions of the cardiovascular system.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Kids learn.org: Circulatory System
What do you know about the circulatory system? This site features several links to help you increase your knowledge of this fascinating human body system.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Circulatory System Internet Workshop
This site features a circulatory system internet workshop focused on diseases and healthy living. Students and teachers will benefit from the resources linked to this site.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Circulatory System Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the circulatory system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Your Heart Does Work: A Relationship of Pressure and Volume
Read this passage and study the graph to complete the five-question quiz related to how the heart works including the relationship of pressure and volume.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cardiac Dysrhythmia and Defibrillators
This passage will test your knowledge on defibrillators.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Capacitors in Electrocardiography Monitors
This passage will test your knowledge on capacitors.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Blood Oxygen Levels May Determine Cardiac Muscle Regeneration
Practice for the MCAT by answering questions based on the given bar graphs showing apoptosis and cytokinesis rates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.23 Heart
Understand how the human heart pumps and controls the blood flow in the body.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.21 Cardiovascular System
Understand the structure and function human cardiovascular system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Circulatory Diseases: Overview of Heart Failure
This unit overview provides information about heart failure. This information is intended for college students who are taking courses in the health and medical fields.
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.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Video: Cardiac Cycle
A video animation of the cardiac cycle. Follow the path of blood as it moves for the left atrium to the pulmonary system to the ventricles. The animation clearly shows the parts of the heart as they work together to pump blood. [1:22]
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: The Heart of the Matter
A good quick look at the comparative anatomy of the heart of a typical bird and the human heart. Gives some of the facts behind the differences.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: The Heart as a Pump
In this informative site, the students will compare the working of the heart to the actions of a pump. Contains related connecting links.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Go With the Flow
In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.