PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Body Building: One Way Valves
Investigate biotechnology design by creating a model of a one-way valve from plastic tubing. Describe the mechanical action of the valve.
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 and Circulatory System
With this resource, visitors can learn how the heart works and about the parts of the heart, the circulation of blood and heart health. The resource is also available in Spanish. Includes audio.
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.
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.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Lub Dub (Valves)
In this concise site, students investigate the source of the sounds of the heart. Contains related connecting links.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Valves and Pumps
In this interesting site, students see how valves and pumps work together to move blood through the circulatory system. Site contains related links.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan Site: Sounds of the Heart
In this site, students investigate the sounds of the heart, construct a stethoscope, and investigate the workings of valves.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Heart
Find out why your heart beats and perform an experiment to see your pulse moving.
Other
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne: Normal Heart
This resource discusses the various parts of the heart that make it work. A labeled diagram is also provided.
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.