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PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Label the Heart's Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
10 question learning game tests the players knowledge of the parts of the heart.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: The Big Story on Bones

For Students 3rd - 5th
This detailed article on bones provides a diagram of the skeletal system, advice to keep bones healthy, and links to further related information. User has option to view Shockwave or non-Shockwave version of this website.
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: All About the Heart

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids Health features this diagrammatically color-illustrated article about the human heart.
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Your Multi Talented Muscles

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site you will learn what muscles are made up of and find out about the different types of muscles in the body. A great illustration of a skeletal muscle is also provided. Available in Spanish.
Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: Arrhythmias

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information on arrhythmias. Find out about the kinds of arrhythmias, causes, and treatments.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: How the Body Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorful, interactive site for kids and teens. A holistic approach to learning about your body, including topics such as feelings, drugs, injuries, and other health issues. Available in Spanish.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Vessel Development, Fetal Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the development of blood vessels, and how this contrbutes to fetal circulation.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Cardiac Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the structure and function of the cardiac muscle and study the components of the conducting system that distributes electrical impulses through the heart during the cardiac cycle.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Cardiac Muscle and Electrical Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about cardiac muscles and the electrical activity that helps them function to pump blood throughout the body.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Heart Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human heart through text readings, illustrated diagrams, and self-checking review questions at the end.
Website
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Model Heart Valves

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use provided materials to design and build prototype artificial heart valves. Their functioning is demonstrated using water to simulate the flow of blood through the heart. Upon completion, teams demonstrate their fully...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Aging Heart Valves

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit, students learn about the form and function of the human heart through lecture, research and dissection. Following the steps of the Legacy Cycle, students brainstorm, research, design and present viable solutions to various...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Body Circulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts, functions and...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering the Heart: Heart Valves

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn how healthy human heart valves function and the different diseases that can affect heart valves. They also learn about devices and procedures that biomedical engineers have designed to help people with damaged or diseased...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Put Your Heart Into Engineering

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson contains background about the blood vascular system and the heart. Also, the different sizes of capillaries, veins, and arteries, and how they affect blood flow through the system. We will then proceed to talk about the...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heart to Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the form and function of the human heart through lecture, research and dissection. They brainstorm ideas that pertain to various heart conditions and organize these ideas into categories that help them research...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Blood Pressure Basics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars 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...
Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
Website
National Institutes of Health

Nih: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
View various resources on cardiovascular health. Included at this website, in addition to general resources on heart and lung health, are write-ups on various research studies and medical and technological advances.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Effects of Tobacco

For Teachers 2nd
This lesson 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 also write...
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Circulation

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Your Heart Is an Amazing Organ

For Students 4th - 6th
A tutorial that explores the heart which is one of the most important organs for life! Learn all about the heart including the four chambers, pulmonary artery and veins, the aorta and the valves as you navigate through this tutorial. A...
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About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Congenital Heart Conditions Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete reference tool that serves as an illustrated resource for presenting information on heart conditions. Content includes information on what they are, how the heart works, diagnosis, congenital defects, treatment, and long term...