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Instructional Video4:28
TED-Ed

How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood

For Students 7th - 11th
Let your heart rejoice! A unique video explains in detail how the heart works to transport blood throughout the human body. Use it during your human body unit, and then discuss the accompanying comprehension questions as a review of the...
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Instructional Video4:10
SciShow

What Color is Your Blood?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Everyone knows that blood is thicker than water, but do they know what color it is when it is circulating? The various proteins that determine the color of this vital mixture are revealed, and the question is answered once and for all!...
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Instructional Video2:04
Bill Nye

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Blood and Circulation

For Students 5th - 8th
Did you know that high-speed aviators need to wear a special g-suit in order to keep blood flowing to their brains when experiencing intense acceleration forces? Bill Nye takes a flight in such a situation. After his trip, two facts...
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Instructional Video11:34
Bozeman Science

Circulatory System

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The average person's heart beats about three billion times during their lifetime. In this circulatory system video, learners briefly see the difference between an open and closed circulatory system. The rest of the video focuses on the...
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Instructional Video3:56
Curated OER

Circulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A model of a torso in a high school classroom is displayed while the teacher points out various arteries going from the heart to the GI tract and down to the legs. She then looks at the veins coming back up and some superficial vessels....
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Instructional Video0:37
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

How a Heart Attack Occurs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Heart disease causes more deaths in both men and women in the United States than any other factor, buy many people don't fully understand what causes a heart attack. A brief animation demonstrates the slow buildup of plaque, a blockage...
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Instructional Video3:38
American Chemical Society

What Happens to Your Body When You Die?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Your heart may not be pumping, but there are still many chemical reactions that continue in your body. An installment of a video series on chemical reactions describes the decomposition process of our bodies after death. It pays...

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