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Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What's Inside Blood?

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of blood from the time it is drawn from the arm to its centrifugation to an analysis of the three components of plasma, white blood cells, and red blood cells.
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Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the structure and function of human blood as well as the composition of this complex substance in the human body through a series of video clips.
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Graphic
University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Blood & Bone Marrow

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of specimen samples showing bone marrow and other blood smears.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Causes Red Blood Cells to Sickle?

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource provides questions related to the structure and characteristics of hemoglobin proteins.
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Interactive
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Puzzle Page

For Students 5th - 8th
Try your hand at these interactive jigsaw puzzles while studying cell biology. Put together images of animal and plant cells, red blood cells, streptococcus, and naphthalene.
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Lesson Plan
Education.com

Education.com: Make Plasma Soup and Explore the Components of Blood

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Allow students to visualize blood and its components by making this plasma soup. Discuss plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets with this model of blood.
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Handout
Other

Your Doctor: Sickle Cell Anemia (In Arabic)

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of slides and genetics charts accompany the text and explain the differences between sickle cell train vs. sickle cell anemia, symptoms of sickle cell disease, secondary diseases/conditions associated with sickle cell, mechanism...
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Handout
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Your Genes, Your Health: Sickle Cell

For Students 3rd - 8th
A very easy to understand site on sickle cell. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of sickle cell disease.
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Newton's Apple: Blood Typing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes blood typing and explains some information in reference to blood composition.Provides links to resources and a blood typing lab.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will learn to explain how the heart pumps blood throughout the body. Students will explain the composition of blood and will...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Blood Types

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Do you know what your blood type is? Maybe you have heard people say that they have Type A or Type O blood. Blood type is a way to describe the type of antigens, or...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Leukemia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Stem cells found in the bone marrow are crucial for our health because they are needed to become new blood cells that sustain and protect our bodies. But when the transformation goes wrong, harmful mutations can cause the cells to start...
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Website
WebMD

Web Md: Sickle Cell Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD Health offers a detailed overview of sickle cell disease, a severe blood disorder. Content includes a focus on this disease's causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as information on how the disease progresses and when to call a...
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Handout
Other

Hon: T Cell or T Lymphocyte

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good site that covers the general function of all blood cells.
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Online Course
Other

Psbc: Introduction to Hematology

For Students 9th - 10th
This well-illustrated overview of blood biology examines the development and function of each of the different types of blood cells. Features include an assessment test.
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Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Blood Types

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how blood functions within the body and how it is broken down into various blood types.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site from Kids Health provides an indepth look at the characteristics of blood, its functions, and its importance. This site is a great starting point for understanding blood. Also includes links to similar sites.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: B and T Cell Response

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some defenses, like your skin and mucous membranes, are not designed to ward off a specific pathogen. They are just general defenders against disease. Your body also...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.26 Blood

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the physiological make-up of human blood.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives information about sickle cell anemia, a disease caused by mutations of the gene that forms red blood cells. Provided are answers to the following questions: "What Do Doctors Do?" and "What Can Teens Do to Stay Well?"
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Website
Other

Sickle Cell Anemia Association: Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sickle Cell Anemia Association invites you to "visit often to get the latest news and available information" on sickle cell anemia. Visit the FAQ section for quick facts and answers to basic questions.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: A Body Basics Article: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides an article on blood and what it does. Contains specific information on red and white blood cells as well as platelets.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Blood

For Students 1st - 6th
What is blood? Discover how and why blood travels in the body, the three main types of blood cells, and the different blood types.
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University of Kansas Medical Center

Univ. Of Kansas Medical Center: Blood Smear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of Kansas Medical Center, gives a microscope slide of Red Blood cells (erythrocytes).

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