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Digital Frog: Frog Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital diagram from Digital Frog of the circulatory system of a frog. Very nice, and very fake since it is not a real frog.
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Look d.com: Fish Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from LookD.com provides information about bony fish circulation systems. The article is very brief, only one paragraph in length, but worth checking out on the subject.
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Hillfield Strathallan College: Evolution of Mammalian Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the evolution of modern mamallian circulation. This is a good site since it puts the circulation found in reptiles in perspective. Compares it to systems in fish and mammals.
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Middle School Science

Lesson Plan: Earthworm Dissection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan site, you will "Learn the external and internal anatomy of the earthworm, understand the structure and function of external and internal organs, know the digestive, circulatory, reproductive, and nervous system, and...
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ICT Games

Ict Games: The Body

For Students K - 1st
In this module students can learn intracate details regarding the four major body systems.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Arthropoda

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Cartage.org: Abnormal Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Your Heart and Lungs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about your heart and lungs as you journey through this human gallery. Animations, videos, lessons and links to new technologies are included.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Heart and Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Microgravity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson young scholars will use water balloons to simulate the effects of gravity and microgravity on fluid distribution in the body.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: It Begins With the Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students can learn basic information about the human heart, including its role in circulation, and its external appearance.
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Washington University: Hemoglobin and the Heme Group:

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Department of Chemistry at the Washington University provides a deetailed study of the role of hemoglobin in blood physiology. The article is somewhat in-depth, complete with pictures, charts, and a bibliography.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will explain how the heart pumps blood throughout the body.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Saving a Life: Heart Valve Replacement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use their knowledge about how healthy heart valves function to design, construct and implant prototype replacement mitral valves for hypothetical patients' hearts. Building on what they learned in the associated lesson about...
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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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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...
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About Kids Health

About Kidshealth: The Normal Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the normal heart including how it works and the parts of the heart.
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Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Pacemaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on arrhythmias with information about the heart's pacemaker.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart

For Students 3rd - 8th
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Detailed Description of the Anatomy of Spiders

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the structure and function of human blood as well as the composition of this complex substance in the human body through a series of video clips.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Smooth Muscle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an explanation of smooth muscle, muscle that is present in the walls of hollow organs like the urinary bladder, uterus, stomach, intestines, and in the walls of passageways, such as the arteries and veins of the...
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OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Net Logo: Villi Absorption

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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A Look Inside: Human Body

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn how our body works at this personal site from a fourth grade teacher. Colorful graphics and lots of fun facts.

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