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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Study of the Heart and Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise history of the study of the heart and its anatomy. Includes color pictures and details about the work of Galen, William Harvey, and others.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Pulse and Heartbeat

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project about the heartbeat and pulse.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Human Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the anatomy and function of the human heart.
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: Patient Gets 1st Totally Implanted Artificial Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
In July 2001, a major advancement in medical science was made. Find out about the first completely implanted artificial heart that totally replaced the function of the human heart. Read about what the AbioCor is and view a video on the...
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Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tonicity Comparing 2 Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how tonicity is determined by ions that don't move across membranes and how it affects movement of water.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biomedical Engineering and the Human Body

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Human beings are fascinating and complex living organisms-a symphony of different functional systems working in concert. Through a 10-lesson series with hands-on activities students are introduced to seven systems of the human...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Medical Illustration of the Human Heart

For Students 6th - 8th
Fact Monster offers a brief summary of the human circulatory system, its organs, and function.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Harvey

For Students 9th - 10th
(1578-1657) English physician who published his treatise on the circulatory system in 1628.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Amazing Heart Facts

For Students 6th - 8th
This feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" highlights facts about the heart, including its size and placement, and will help you to understand the importance of this wondrous organ in our bodies.
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Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information about peripheral arterial disease and claudication (poor circulation) and related health problems it.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Study all about the biology of the body's specialized tissues called organs. Also organ systems including nervous, digestive, respiratory, endocrine, and circulatory on this site.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Blood Vessels

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will classify the various types of blood vessels depending on their structure and function.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is a Stroke?

For Students 9th - 11th
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about strokes.

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