Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: N Squad: Alcohol in the Body
Online interactive game consists of three consecutive episodes. The storyline addresses three different body systems and their functions while teaching about alcohol's interaction with each of them, misconceptions about alcohol, medical...
Texas A&M University
Organ Systems: Story Time: William Harvey
William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightenment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.
Other
Washington University: Hemoglobin and the Heme Group:
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.
About Kids Health
About Kidshealth: The Normal Heart
Learn all about the normal heart including how it works and the parts of the heart.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Circulatory System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the pathways of the pulmonary and systemic circulations.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Circulation Is the Key
Find out what the circulatory system is made up of, how it works, and what systems it interacts with.
Earth Life
Earth Life: A Bird's Heart and Blood
A very good site about the circulatory system of a bird. It is reader friendly, and includes a fair amount of information. Good diagram of the circulatory system.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Blood Cell Basics
In this lesson students learn about the circulatory system and how it relates to engineering. Then in a hands-on activity they create a model of blood. Students also act out cholesterol in a blocked artery and look at blood cell in a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Leukocytes Roll on Blood Vessel Walls
Practice questions related to the circulatory system.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Circulation
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary and physiology of the circulatory system.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: What Goes Around
An activity where students take on the roles of parts of the circulatory system, and simulate the transport of nutrients, oxygen, and carbon dioxide through the blood stream.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport
The circulatory system transports substances between the exchange surface and cells. It delivers oxygen and glucose to the tissues for respiration, which is the release of energy to cells.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Heart: Basic Measurements
In this lesson plan students are introduced to heart-related data, such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation. They will also learn basic information about the heart and circulatory system.
Other
Cartage: Normal Circulation
This thorough resource provides listing of ten unique characteristics peculiar to the cardiovascular system along with an examination of these ten factors individually.
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.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute Online: How Your Body Is Like a Factory
This site explores the various systems in the human body such as the circulatory, respiratory, and excretory systems.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Angry Aliens: Physiology
Game looking at the major systems of the human body. Covers the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems.
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: The Heart
Test your knowledge of the heart by finding the different parts in this 13 question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and the Philadelphia Chromosome
Read this passage and study the graphic to complete the five-question quiz related to the Chronic myelogenous leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Mole and Avogadro's Number
An explanation the mole (named for molecule) and Avogadro's Number. One mole of a substance is equal to 6.022 times 10 to 23rd power units of that substance (such as atoms, molecules, or ions). The number 6.022 time 10 to 23rd power is...
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Anatomy of the Human Heart
Take an interactive tour of the human heart. Click on each part of the illustration to read more information about each structure.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Hypertension?
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn the basic facts about this disease.
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.
