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Handout
University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: Blood Cell Histology: Thrombocytes Platelets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an image and description of thrombocytes-platelets.
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Graphic
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Motility

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site explains how cells move and provides videos depicting the movement of various human and animal cells.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Blood

For Students 3rd - 6th
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.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Helper T Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on helper T cells discusses what Helper T cells are and the function of the CD4 protein.
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Graphic
Cells Alive

Cells Alive: How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.
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Handout
WebMD

Web Md: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from WebMD Health provides information on high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. Provides a good overview of the problem, then goes into some frequently asked questions, causes, symptoms, risks, treatment and...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.28 Blood Diseases

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand how blood illnesses affect human health.
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Handout
University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Lymphoid System

For Students 9th - 10th
The lymphoid system is presented here in its own lesson, but also understand that lymphocytes are blood cells, or leukocytes. Read this overview of hematopoietic tissues found in the blood chapter.
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Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Body Zone: The Skeleton

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction to the function of the skeletal system, including blood cell production and the importance of calcium.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Blood Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe common blood disorders.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Challenges of Size in Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: The Immune System's Battle Against Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
A "just for fun" Shockwave game that allows you to control an animated macrophage against an invading virus. You must figure out how the let the Helper T-cells get involved.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Predicting White Blood Counts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students find equations, which best-fit the data, using different regression models built into their calculators. The best method of handling this data, is to break the data into sections and fit different periods of time with different...
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Interactive
BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Conflict: Immunity

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial and game on vocabulary and functions of the immune system. Covers different cell types, immune responses, germs and pathogens, and antibiotics.
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Handout
Other

Wadsworth Center: Basophil

For Students 9th - 10th
About as good as it gets for information on the basophil. Includes mention of the function, size, and number. Includes a micrograph of the cell.
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Handout
Other

Aair: Eosinophils Mischief Makers in Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good description of the role that eosinophils play in the human body, and how they complicate the asthma reaction in some people. Good graphics and contextual information on the blood.
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Stem Cell Therapies Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Several stem cell therapies are routinely used to treat diseases today. Find out about the different kinds of therapies used and the types of health problems they are useful in treating.
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Handout
WebMD

Web Md: What Is Anemia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at this site from WebMD Health you can find a basic overview of the many different forms of anemia. It discusses the basics, then goes through symptoms, and also includes information on detection and treatment of anemia.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Production of the Formed Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Students trace the generation of the formed elements of blood from bone marrow stem cells, and then learn the role of hemopoietic growth factors in promoting the production of the formed elements.
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Website
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Video: Respiratory System: Co2 Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
A video showing an animation of how carbon dioxide is exchanged from tissues to the lungs. Understand how an enzyme catalyzes the diffusion and breakdown of carbon dioxide in the red blood cells and lungs to have allowed it to be...
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Handout
Rice University

Rice University: Erythrocyte Membranes

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the microscopic membranes surrounding an erythrocyte or the red blood cell.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: From the Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. [3:14]

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