Science Museum of Minnesota
Habits of the Heart: Lessons: Blood Circulation
Teacher directed lesson where learners dramatize the flow of blood through the heart.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Pulse of Life
Students measure their pulse rate and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.
PBS
Pbs: Christiaan Barnard
This site, which is provided for by PBS, gives an article about Christian Barnard's heart transplant accomplishments.
PBS
Pbs: Cut to the Heart
Come and learn more about the heart. This fascinating organ will leave you breathless after you visit this informative resource.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Heart
Find out why your heart beats and perform an experiment to see your pulse moving.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Study of the Heart and Circulation
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.
Other
Med Help: All Ask a Doctor Forums and Medical Communities
The Med Help Support Communities provides questions and answers about most medical conditions as well as allowing you to type in a question and get a reply from a doctor.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 2
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 3
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 4
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Blood and the Heart
Kids learn about the science of Blood and the Heart. The Human bodies energy delivery system.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Body Zone: The Heart
An introduction to the different regions of the heart, along with a description of the hearts function. A good overview site.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tu Corazon Y Sistema Circulatorio
Read about how your heart works and learn about the different parts of the heart.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: People Grow and Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 2nd grade unit on how the human body changes, as well as lessons on the heart and lungs, bones and muscles, and the digestive system. This unit includes web links to some fun informational...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Heart
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows the parts of the human heart with labels and includes a blank, unlabeled heart for assessment purposes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cardiovascular Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is all about your heart and how to keep it healthy. Cholesterol, Heart diseases such as hypertension, stroke and heart attacks are discussed as well as steps to maintain a fit heart.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Human Body Systems
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to some of the major organs of the human body. Visual aids provide focused information on the heart and circulatory system as well as the brain and the eye.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Human Heart
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the anatomy and function of the human heart.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Keeping Healthy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This unit helps children to learn that there are many aspects to keeping healthy. Children learn about the heart and how heartbeat is affected by exercise. It gives opportunities to explore issues about...
Other
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne: Normal Heart
This resource discusses the various parts of the heart that make it work. A labeled diagram is also provided.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Circulatory System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the pathways of the pulmonary and systemic circulations.
BBC
Bbc: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Circulation
Background information review of key concepts about the circulatory system, including the heart and pulse. Tis site provides diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Heart
Labeled illustration of the human heart, with callouts for the aorta, pulmonary artery, venticles, and atria.