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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: A System of Transport

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Hypertension?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn the basic facts about this disease.
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Earth Life

Earth Life: A Bird's Heart and Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Cartage: Normal Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough resource provides listing of ten unique characteristics peculiar to the cardiovascular system along with an examination of these ten factors individually.
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Cartage.org: Abnormal Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Causes of heart failure, signs and characteristics of heart failure, pathologic conditions resulting in heart failure, and more are the topics addressed in this thorough resource.
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Washington University: Hemoglobin and the Heme Group:

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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