A complete, self-paced lesson on the heart and circulation. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.

Students can learn about the homeostatic regulation of the vascular system, and find out how exercise affects it.

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...

From assisted reproductive technology to women's safety and health issues at work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers many women's health issues.

Explore aortic valve stenosis, the improper closure of the aortic valve. Content describes what aortic regurgitation is with an animation, what causes it, and what can be done for this irregularity.

Designed for medical students, this site gives a detailed description of the sounds of the heart and lungs, including disorders, while playing read audio of those sounds with each description. Suitable for upper level high school...

A guide to the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, and surgical procedures of the heart. Includes many digital images. Lesson plans with pictures and video instructions are very helpful.

Heart rates can be determined by the amount of physical activity your body is engaging in. The more physically active you are, the faster your heart beats. You can measure the rate your heart is beating by taking your pulse. This science...

From the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute, comprehensive history of tobacco, the tobacco industry, and tobacco-related illnesses.

Follow the story of James Reynolds as he receives a heart transplant. This site gives a fairly graphic, detailed account of the surgery involved.

Using their drama series "American Family" as a kick-off point, PBS explores Latino family issues and what it means to be Latino. In addition to extensive information about the series itself, they have articles on mural art and East LA,...

This site provides in-depth information about congestive heart failure (CHF). The site asks and answers important questions to better educate the public.

This public health resource provides information and resources on fats and cholesterol.

Causes of heart failure, signs and characteristics of heart failure, pathologic conditions resulting in heart failure, and more are the topics addressed in this thorough resource.

Access Excellence offers detailed information, including diagrams and photos, about the anatomy of the heart and its central role in the circulatory system.

Kids Health features this diagrammatically color-illustrated article about the human heart.

A wealth of information on arrhythmias. Find out about the kinds of arrhythmias, causes, and treatments.

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.

Students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human heart through text readings, illustrated diagrams, and self-checking review questions at the end.

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...

A stress echocardiogram can help a doctor see how the heart responds to exercise. This tutorial explains how the test works and its risks and benefits.

Hundreds of anatomy diagrams for classroom or medical use. Each image represented is a simple black-and-white professional drawing of a specific part of the human body.

Students are presented with a hypothetical scenario in which they are biomedical engineers asked to design artificial hearts. Using the engineering design process as a guide, the challenge is established and students brainstorm to list...

This activity will build upon the concepts taught in the lesson The Strongest Pump of All. The activity will pull together the concepts of bioelectricity, electrical circuits, and biology. It will allow the students the opportunity to...