See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.

What do you know about the different human body systems? This site features information on each of the different systems. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.

In this lesson plan young scholars will observe the dispersion of a drop of food coloring in water, draw conclusions about the movement of dissolved substances, and develop explanations about the importance of organisms' internal...

In this unit teachers will evaluate student's current understanding of the heart and circulatory system through a pre-assessment. They will develop group concept maps and then repeat the assessment. Teachers can compare their prior...

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!

In this instructional activity students will understand the concept of circulation beginning at the heart, a complex pump that provides the initial force for blood flow through the body. Students will learn about the internal structures...

A labeled diagram of the major veins and arteries in the human body.

Educational site provides an overview of the heart and circulation. Included, are six sections and a quiz.

An animated video, with an accompanying quiz, explains how the circulatory system works.

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

Students 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, functions and...

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.

This PBS site has a concise explanation of how the heart works. There is also a moving diagram of a working heart.

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

Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.

Students learn the overall function of the human lungs, and then summarize the blood flow pattern associated with the lungs.

A good quick look at the comparative anatomy of the heart of a typical bird and the human heart. Gives some of the facts behind the differences.

This feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" highlights facts about the heart, including its size and placement, and will help you to understand the importance of this wondrous organ in our bodies.

This lab uses a robust model of the carbon cycle to give students an intuitive sense for how carbon circulates through the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, and crust. It allows them to experiment with how human input to the cycle might...

What do you know about the circulatory system? This site features several links to help you increase your knowledge of this fascinating human body system.

Learn about the blood vessels of the human body.

Five multiple-choice quiz questions covering the human circulatory system. Students have the opportunity to check their answers after submitting their results.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The blood vessels are an important part of the cardiovascular system. They connect the heart to every cell in the body. Arteries carry blood away from the heart,...

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.