BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Circulation
Check Steve's cardiovascular health before he starts filming his dangerous wildlife special. Following the activity, read more about the heart, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Other
Story md.com: Cardiovascular Continuum
The significance of the cardiovascular continuum is its emphasis on prevention. By treating risk factors that occur early in the cardiovascular continuum, like hypertension, diabetes, high blood fat levels, and smoking, it may be...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Effects of Tobacco
This instructional activity engages students in learning about the negative impact of tobacco. Students will demonstrate their learning by writing what they have learned on hearts that will be strung together and displayed. Students will...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What's With All the Pressure?
Students learn how to take blood pressure by observing a teacher demonstration and then practicing on fellow classmates in small groups. Once the hands-on component of this activity is completed, the class brainstorms and discusses how...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Cboces: Migrant Education Program: Pump, Jump, Thump!
Shows activities children do that keep their hearts healthy. Includes audio narration in 13 additional languages with text in English.
National Institutes of Health
Pdf: Prevention of Heart Disease (Spanish) [Pdf]
A downloadable PDF comic book in Spanish with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
American Heart Association
Aha: High Blood Pressure in Children
The American Heart Association provides a general overview of the health affects of high blood pressure in children. Contains links to related sites.
WebMD
Web Md: Blood Pressure
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on blood pressure. The basic overview discusses what blood pressure is, shows a picture of it, gives a chart to mark it, and includes several links for additional information.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Arrhythmia
One-page article provides useful information on arrhythmia, including categories, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Electrocardiogram
One-page article describing what an electrocardiogram is and how it works.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Obesity and Overweight
One-page article answers questions about obesity and overweight: causes, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The article answers questions about coronary artery bypass surgery.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Mitral Valve Prolapse
A one-page article that contains useful information on mitral valve prolapse (MVP) including causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Rheumatic Fever
A one-page overview that contains valuable information on rheumatic fever including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Angina
One-page article with useful information on angina, including causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Cholesterol
One-page overview containing beneficial information on cholesterol including what it is, guidelines for assessing risk factors, and treatment options.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Aneurysm Repair
One-page article describing what is an aneurysm and how is it repaired.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Cardiac Catheterization
One-page article describing the method of cardiac catheterization used for diagnosing coronary artery disease.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Stroke
One-page overview of strokes answers questions about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Pericarditis
One-page article answers key questions about pericarditis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: High Blood Pressure
One-page article answers questions about high blood pressure: effects, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Marfan Syndrome
One-page article answers questions about Marfan syndrome: its causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Copd
One-page article answers questions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Diabetes Mellitus
One-page article on diabetes mellitus answers questions about symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment.