This interesting site presents microscopic videos of cancer growth and the formation of new blood vessels by the cancer cells so they can survive.

Including two pictures of York Boats, this Manitoba Historical Society web page provides interesting information on the genesis of the York Boat, and how the Hudson's Bay Company employees and agents, familiar with boats used in Orkney...

This global art project is no longer accepting any further submissions but still encourages you to participate as an individual or community. Follow in the footsteps of the African culture and create a beaded vessel that contains your...

Explore the physical problems associated with Williams Syndrome and explain the role of elastin in body structure and function. Investigate the relationship between blood vessel diameter and hypertension and take a person's blood pressure.

Read about Santa Anna's retaliation after the siege of Bexar, and the battles on sea and on land that followed. This site's strength is its collection of primary texts from this period in Texas' history: "Broadside calling for all men to...

Try this experiment where you examine the blood vessel network of your retina and the eye's blind spot. Includes a safety precaution.

Read and watch how the blood, the heart, and the blood vessels keep the blood flowing through our bodies. [6:00]

This instructional activity describes how the circulatory system works, including the heart, blood vessels and blood. Students learn about the chambers and valves of the heart, the difference between veins and arteries, and the different...

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that lets doctors get a better look at a person's heart and blood vessels. Learn all about it in this article for teens.

This resource includes details of the world's submarine cables and shows us where the underwater internet is headed in the future. Location and direction of 44 cable vessels (as of December 6, 2013) are provided. Depicts 285 cable...

In this activity, students learn about the JOIDES Resolution, an ocean-drilling vessel. They then use string to estimate the length of the ship and compare their estimates to the real length. They look at how deep the ocean water under...

An account of the danger associated with the Spanish American war vessels, powered by coal and steam, and the quick-thinking men who went beyond the call of duty.

This vessel is a container to hold cold, freshwater made especially for use in the Japanese tea gathering during the Muromachi period. View a picture of this jar and read about the details in this essay.

The term Islamic is used here to define the art and material culture of those lands where the dominant religion is Islam, the religion revealed to the prophet Muhammad in seventh century Arabia. The Islamic lands have encompassed at...

This segment of the Black Ship Scroll depicts two of the nine American ships that arrived in Japan under Commodore Matthew Perry in 1854: U.S.S. Powhatan on the right and the U.S.S. Supply on the left. The Powhatan was a side-paddle...

The Song dynasty was the second great "medieval" period of China. Northern Song (while it lasted) and the Southern Song (from 1127 until 1279) achieved incredible feats of learning, science, art, and philosophy. International trade and...

In this science activity, you will make a little toy raft that is powered by surface tension, and use your vessel to investigate how surface tension works.

This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. [3:14]

In this lesson plan, students can learn basic information about the human heart, including its role in circulation, and its external appearance.

Detailed information about the many functions and components of the cardiovascular system. Also looks at the lymphatic system and cardiovascular disease.

The mechanics of lung function are explained. Numerous definitions and examples are provided including Poiseuille's Law, blood flow, ventilation, and fluid mechanical properties.

[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.

In this lesson, students are required to work in teams to simulate the volume of blood moving through the circulatory system by transferring blliquid into-and through-a series of containers.

This is a nice site about Chinese bronzes. This page actually explains a lot about the history of the bronzes, how bronze is made, and the different patterns that different dynasties put on their bronzes.