PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
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.
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Amazing Heart Facts
This concise PBS NOVA site contains interesting facts about the heart and how it works.
Remedy Health Media
Health Central: Heart Disease
This resource provides an overview about heart disease.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs Science Learning: Virtual Microscope: Human Tissue
Like a real microscope, the Virtual Microscope will allow you to examine slide samples more closely. You will be able to collect samples and save them for further observation.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Go With the Flow
In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Lub Dub (Valves)
In this concise site, students investigate the source of the sounds of the heart. Contains related connecting links.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan Site: Sounds of the Heart
In this site, young scholars investigate the sounds of the heart, construct a stethoscope, and investigate the workings of valves.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Keeps on Pumpin'
In this interactive site, students will measure and calculate heart rates and determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart.