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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the components and measurement of arterial blood pressure, as well as the variables affecting blood flow and blood pressure in this learning exercise.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Blood Pressure Basics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study how heart valves work and investigate how valves that become faulty over time can be replaced with advancements in engineering and technology. Learning about the flow of blood through the heart, students are able to fully...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Using Ultrasounds to Measure Blood Flow Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions related to ultrasound and blood flow velocity are provided on this resource. This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT.
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Examining the Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students will examine sheep or chicken hearts to learn about heart structure and the flow of blood through the heart.
Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Go With the Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial from Bill Nye shows how much energy your heart has to expend to pump blood, and demonstrates that it's easier to pump blood downward.
Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Go With the Flow

For Students 1st - 5th
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about the flow of blood.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart

For Students 3rd - 8th
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
Handout
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: What Makes Your Blood Flow?

For Students 9th - 10th
What can contribute to the way blood flows through the body? Find out in this tutorial.
Lesson Plan
Science Museum of Minnesota

Habits of the Heart: Lessons: Blood Circulation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teacher directed lesson plan where students dramatize the flow of blood through the heart.
Lesson Plan
Science Museum of Minnesota

Lesson Plan: Go With the Flow

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let the Blood Flow

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work as biomedical engineers to find liquid solutions that can clear away polyvinyl acetate polymer "blood clots" in model arteries (made of clear, flexible tubing). Teams create samples of the "blood clot" polymer with...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Feel Better Faster: All About Flow Rate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
All of us have felt sick at some point in our lives. Many times, we find ourselves asking, "What is the quickest way that I can start to feel better?" During this two-lesson unit, students study that question and determine which form of...
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University of Arizona

The University of Arizona: Pressure and Blood Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that explains what two things control our blood pressure. Part of a larger page on Mathematics and Blood Flow. Includes a quiz on pressure difference and resistance at bottom of the page.
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Other

Footprints Science: Blood Clotting

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation illustrates how blood clots form to stop flow from a wound and promote healing.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Regulation of Renal Blood Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the myogenic and tubuloglomerular feedback mechanisms, and explain how they affect urine volume and composition.
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: A System of Transport

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, 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.
Handout
Texas A&M University

Organ Systems: Story Time: William Harvey

For Students 9th - 10th
William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightenment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Vertebrate Flipchart

For Teachers 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to vertebrates and provides pictures and information on the different types of vertebrates including their characteristics, their physical and environmental needs, and...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Going With the Flow of Nosebleeds

For Students 3rd - 5th
Getting hit in the face is not the only cause of nosebleeds. Lots of kids have nosebleeds, they are quite common. Even thought they can be scary and gross, nosebleeds are usually not really a big deal. Use this site to learn more about...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Poiseuille's Law Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
This diagram shows the relationship of Poiseuille's Law to fluids, blood flow, viscosity, Bernoulli's Law, and resistance in vessels. Links to related topics.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Heart and Blood Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will identify the major structures of the heart and their specific roles in the overall functioning of the heart.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.23 Heart

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand how the human heart pumps and controls the blood flow in the body.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Blood and Lymph

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A Power Point from the American Red Cross was converted into Active Studio with other pages added to cover the topic of blood including types of cells, blood types, blood disorders, and the lymphatic...
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on blood pressure with accompanying text.

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