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OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: 7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Where does food come from and where does it go next? This unit helps students figure out that they can trace all food back to plants, including processed and synthetic food. They obtain and communicate information to explain how matter...
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Animal Circulatory Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has information on different types of animal circulatory systems. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find out about mammals.
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Anatomy of the Human Circulatory System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is produced by John W. Kimball, a retired biology teacher who wrote the textbook that these pages came from. The excerpt explains the different parts of the circulation system and how they function. Includes great pictures!
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Circulatory Systems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this ten-question review quiz over the circulatory systems of animals. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
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Interactive
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Post Test

For Students 9th - 10th
An eleven question assessment covering the circulatory and respiratory systems of the human body. After the quiz is completed, answers can be checked with a click of the mouse.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Pretest

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these eleven multiple choice questions which assess understanding of the circulatory and respiratory systems. The quiz is self-checking after it is completed.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Easter Island: What Makes Up Our Circulatory System?

For Students 5th - 7th
Help Atua learn how our blood works, and what our circulatory system has to do with this.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Circulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary and physiology of the circulatory system.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Circulatory System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary encountered when studying the circulatory system.
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University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Vascular System

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the three basic layers of the vascular system by examining cell and tissue specimens from those layers.
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

M.j. Farabee: Circulatory Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to the various types of circulatory systems, including the vertebrate cardiovascular system, the vertebrate vascular systems, the heart, the vascular system, blood, the lymphatic system, learning objectives and...
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Activity
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Aparatos Circulatorio Y Excretor

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit explores two important systems related to the functions of nutrition: the circulatory and excretory system. It contains 9 interactive activities.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Cardiovascular Pathology Index

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a detailed index of photographs for cardiovascular pathology. You can see what a normal human heart looks like and what a sick one looks like too. Come and check it out.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life: A Bird's Heart and Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good site about the circulatory system of a bird. It is reader friendly, and includes a fair amount of information. Good diagram of the circulatory system.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good description of the blood and circulatory systems of mammals and the important role that blood plays in the physiology of animals.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nova Online: Amazing Heart Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise PBS NOVA site contains interesting facts about the heart and how it works.
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PBS

Nova Online: Troubled Hearts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains pictures of hearts that have some type of problem such as narrowing of the arteries and muscle damage from a heart attack. There is also a terrific picture of the coronary artery system that supplies the heart.
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Interactive
BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Angry Aliens: Physiology

For Students 9th - 10th
Game looking at the major systems of the human body. Covers the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems.
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State Altoona Biology: Circulatory System: Frog Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a look at the circulatory system of a frog in dissection.
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Handout
Other

Cartage.org: Types of Circulatory Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough resource examinces the several types of circulatory systems and provides drawings of these systems in molluscs, arthropods, and the earthworms.
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Activity
Other

Read Works: The Human Body: The Human Heart [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
An informational text about the human heart, its parts, and it functions. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Your Living Blood: It's Alive!

For Students 3rd - 8th
How does blood supply your body with the nourishment it needs? This site focuses on systemic circulation. Learn more about this fascinating part of your body when you check out this resource.
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Activity
National Institutes of Health

Pdf: Prevention of Heart Disease (Spanish) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 7th
A downloadable PDF comic book in Spanish with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Circulatory System: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Five multiple-choice quiz questions covering the human circulatory system. Students have the opportunity to check their answers after submitting their results.