American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Conditions: High Blood Pressure or Hypertension
Find out why high blood pressure is dangerous to your heart and overall health. Learn why and how high blood pressure damages the heart and who is at risk for high blood pressure. Information on treatment and prevention includes a link...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.25 Blood Pressure
Take a look at blood pressure in the human body.
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...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:worried Sick: Watch Your Pressure
Take and interpret blood pressure, and explore how thinking about a stressful situation may elevate these parameters.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood
For most of history, scientists weren't quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that these thumping organs serve the vital task of pumping clean blood throughout the body. But how?...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Should You Take Statins?
This article on looks at statins, a family of drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Turner Syndrome
Turner Syndrome affects about 1 in every 2000 females. This can cause many of the changes that take place during puberty to not develop. This article focuses on the effects of Turner Syndrome and how people live with the disorder. Links...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Growing Up Different: Williams Syndrome
Explore the physical problems associated with Williams Syndrome and explain the role of elastin in body structure and function. Investigate the relationship between blood vessel diameter and hypertension and take a person's blood pressure.