TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Mighty Heart
Students learn about the form and function of the human heart through the dissection of sheep hearts. They learn about the different parts of the heart and are able to identify the anatomical structures and compare them to the all of the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Aging Heart Valves
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Heart to Heart
Learners 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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering the Heart: Heart Valves
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Human Heart
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the anatomy and function of the human heart.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Cardiovascular Pathology Index
This site features a detailed index of photographs for cardiovascular pathology. You can see what a normal human heart looks like and what a sick one looks like too. Come and check it out.
BBC
Bbc: Human Anatomy: Organs
Explore the anatomy of the human body. Click on an organ or other body part to read more about its structure and function, and then try out an interactive activity for that organ.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Anatomy of the Human Circulatory System
This site is produced by John W. Kimball, a retired biology teacher who wrote the textbook that these pages came from. The excerpt explains the different parts of the circulation system and how they function. Includes great pictures!
Curated OER
Medical Illustration of the Human Heart
Fact Monster offers a brief summary of the human circulatory system, its organs, and function.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Body Circulation
Middle schoolers 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,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Surgical Device Engineering
This unit focuses on teaching students about the many aspects of biomedical engineering (BME). Students will see that it is a broad field that relies on concepts from each of the other disciplines of engineering. They will also begin to...