Curated OER
Pump it Up!
Students learn the process in which blood is circulated throughout the body and explain the effects of exercise on the heart. The teacher ask questions, students perform a physical activity and then make a histogram of the student's...
Curated OER
What Is Blood and How It Circulates In and Out of the Heart
Students explore blood circulation. In this biology lesson plan, students learn what blood is and explain the circular movement of blood going into and out of the heart.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiopulmonary Sys Transportation
Through informational text along with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems, students discover how the structures of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together and function as one. Provides lots of...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Circulatory System
Detailed information about the many functions and components of the cardiovascular system. Also looks at the lymphatic system and cardiovascular disease.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Cardiovascular System
Take a look at the parts of the cardiovascular system including all of the major arteries and veins. Make sure to click on the interactive animation to find additional information.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: A System of Transport
In this lesson, students are required to work in teams to simulate the volume of blood moving through the circulatory system by transferring blliquid into-and through-a series of containers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Amazing Heart Facts
This concise PBS NOVA site contains interesting facts about the heart and how it works.
PBS
Nova Online: Troubled Hearts
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: Circulatory System
An animated video, with an accompanying quiz, explains how the circulatory system works.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Kids Work! History of Medicine
A brief history of medicine told in five snapshots of time: ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the early modern period (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries), and modern times.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Cardiovascular System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Your cardiovascular system has many jobs. At times the cardiovascular system can work like a pump, a heating system, or even a postal carrier. To do these tasks,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Blood Vessels
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The blood vessels are an important part of the cardiovascular system. They connect the heart to every cell in the body. Arteries carry blood away from the heart,...
PBS
Nova Online: Map of the Human Heart
This PBS site has a concise explanation of how the heart works. There is also a moving diagram of a working 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.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Challenges of Size in Animals
This lesson focuses on blood including it's functions including transporting materials around the body and protecting against disease. It explains the components of blood and the functions of each and offers a link to an assessment.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.24 Blood Vessels
Learn about the blood vessels of the human body.
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
Habits of the Heart: Lessons: Blood Circulation
Teacher directed instructional activity where students dramatize the flow of blood through the heart.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Blood
Use this site to find out why your body needs blood with this quick fact sheet. You can also try an experiment with your pulse.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Heart
Find out why your heart beats and perform an experiment to see your pulse moving.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Replacing Blood
An exploration of the different types of transfusions with a brief look at synthetic blood.