Instructional Video5:39
Physical and Health Education

The heart - cardiovascular system

K - 5th
How to build your own working model of the heart (cardiovascular system)
Instructional Video4:13
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Hurricane Safety

6th - 8th
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
Instructional Video4:47
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Hurricane Formation

6th - 8th
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
Instructional Video5:21
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Air

6th - 8th
The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...
Instructional Video11:34
Bozeman Science

Circulatory System

9th - 12th Standards
The average person's heart beats about three billion times during their lifetime. In this circulatory system video, learners briefly see the difference between an open and closed circulatory system. The rest of the video focuses on the...
Instructional Video4:28
TED-Ed

How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood

7th - 11th
Let your heart rejoice! A unique video explains in detail how the heart works to transport blood throughout the human body. Use it during your human body unit, and then discuss the accompanying comprehension questions as a review of the...
Instructional Video4:35
PBS

The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate

9th - 12th Standards
What's behind Earth's wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird weather? A lesson from PBS's Weather and Climate series takes viewers on a worldwide trek to examine the many interactions between Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land masses....
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Heart Introduction: Flow Through the Heart

9th - 10th
Learn how blood flows through the heart, and understand the difference between systemic and pulmonary blood flow. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.
Instructional Video
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: The Cardiology Lab

9th - 10th
A fascinating interactive laboratory in which simulations allow students to explore techniques of cardiac diagnosis and learn about cardiac structure/function. Excellent supporting information and resources for teachers and students.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology: The Heart, Part 1: Under Pressure

9th - 10th
Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today we'll learn how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to circulate blood...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Circulatory System

5th - 9th
Narrated animation showing how the heart and the circulatory system transport blood throughout the body. (Length: 1 min. 8 sec.)
Instructional Video
Curated OER

Kids Health: The Circulatory System

3rd - 8th
This short movie gives you a fun way to learn the basics of the heart and how the circulatory system works. From KidsHealth.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Active Contraction vs. Passive Recoil

9th - 10th
Go through the similarities and differences between the sarcomere and a slingshot! [7:30]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Circulatory and Respiratory System: Circulatory System and Heart

9th - 10th
Introduction to the circulatory system and the heart. [14:56]