Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Circulatory System
A detailed overview of the circulatory system, including plasma and proteins. Designed as lesson plans, this site can be helpful for students as well.
Other
Cartage.org: Types of Circulatory Systems
This thorough resource examinces the several types of circulatory systems and provides drawings of these systems in molluscs, arthropods, and the earthworms.
Estrella Mountain Community College
M.j. Farabee: Circulatory Systems
A comprehensive guide to the various types of circulatory systems, including the vertebrate cardiovascular system, the vertebrate vascular systems, the heart, the vascular system, blood, the lymphatic system, learning objectives and...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Heart and Circulatory System
The circulatory system and how it functions are explained. An interactive diagram shows how blood flows through the heart. Disorders of the heart and the circulatory system are also described.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The Circulatory System of Fish
Describes the anatomy of a fish's circulatory system and how the blood circulates in a fish.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: How the Circulatory System of a Pig Works
Describes the parts of a pig's circulatory system and how its blood circulates. Circulation in a pig fetus is also described as it has differences.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Anatomy of the Heart and Cardiovascular System
Overview of the cardiovascular system with labeled diagrams and reviews of the heart, torso, arm, leg, and blood, available through the links on the right.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: As Large as Life a Poster of a Human Body System
This is a student led exploration of the systems of the human body through art and self-expression. Groups will cooperatively develop a poster, the size of a fifth-grade student, and will accurately depict the assigned system of the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Traffic Jams in the Circulatory System!
Students will discover how atherosclerosis can cause plaque build up in the inner walls of arteries leading to hardening of the arteries which leads to cardiac disease. Students will research atherosclerosis using the Internet and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiopulmonary Sys Transportation
Through informational text along with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems, students discover how the structures of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together and function as one. Provides lots of...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Heart and Circulation: Outside and Inside
In this activity students explore the human heart and circulatory system. To promote deeper understanding of key concepts, the activity also includes a procedure for observing preserved sheep hearts.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis
Where does food come from and where does it go next? This unit helps students figure out that they can trace all food back to plants, including processed and synthetic food. They obtain and communicate information to explain how matter...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Fetal Development
Learn about the development of fetal organs and systems during the prenatal period.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Your Beating Heart
In this lesson plan site, the students will learn about the circulatory system and perform an experiment where they take their pulse after various activities.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute Online: Your Living Blood: It's Alive!
How does blood supply your body with the nourishment it needs? This site focuses on systemic circulation. Learn more about this fascinating part of your body when you check out this resource.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Most Effective Treatment for Whitefly Infestations on Plants?
Whiteflies are a group of closely related insect species whose larvae live on plants. Like aphids, they suck nutrients from the plant's circulatory system. You will be asked to find the most effective method for fighting a whitefly...
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Arthropoda
This general overview of the arthropod phylum, which includes insects and arachnids, looks at such topics as body symmetry, appendages, movement, respiratory and nervous systems, and reproduction.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: It Begins With the Heart
In this instructional activity, students can learn basic information about the human heart, including its role in circulation, and its external appearance.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: A Detailed Description of the Anatomy of Spiders
Describes anatomical features of a spider, including its external structure, eyes, mouth parts, digestive system, circulatory system, respiratory system, nervous system, reproductive system, and its spinnerets.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Net Logo: Villi Absorption
This simulation explores the relationship between the amount of surface area in the small intestine and the rate at which it absorbs food particles into the circulatory system.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Blood
This comprehensive site from Kids Health provides an indepth look at the characteristics of blood, its functions, and its importance. This site is a great starting point for understanding blood. Also includes links to similar sites.
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