Anatomy: Circulatory System
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| Anatomy: Circulatory System |
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Description:
| These sites provide information about the circulatory system for the upper grades. Learn about the different organs of the circulatory system and their functions. There are animations, online quizzes, games, and interactive tours of this system. eThemes Resource on the heart, respiratory system, and body systems for younger students are linked. |
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Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| ThinkQuest: Blood- River of Life
Students can read about different parts of the circulatory system including pulmonary, coronary and systematic circulations. This site also discusses the cardiovascular and the lymphatic system.
BBC: Human Body: Heart
Read about the heart, the central organ of the circulatory system. Click and drag the heart animation at the top to rotate the heart or watch it beating.
The Franklin Institute Online: Circle of Blood
Students can read about blood vessels and the three parts of your circulatory system: pulmonary, coronary, and systemic circulation.
Human Body Adventure
This page explains the parts of the circulatory systems. Click "Heart" and "Blood & Immune System" on the left side for more information. There is also a link to a "Self-Quiz".
Heart and Circulatory System Activities
These hands-on activities allow students to explore the circulatory system by using stethoscopes, microscopes, and more.
ThinkQuest: The Circulatory System Online Learning
This ThinkQuest provides a wide-ranged introduction to the human heart and the circulatory system. Also includes information on heart diseases and their symptoms. There are a lot of pictures that demonstrate how this system works.
Quia: Human Circulatory System
Play these online games and test your knowledge about the circulatory system. Includes matching, flashcards, concentration, and a word search. These games are for older students.
Quia: Circulatory System Games
These online games test understanding of the circulatory system. Students can pick matching, flashcards, concentration, or word search.
Quia: Circulatory System Quiz
This is a multiple choice quiz over the circulatory system and its parts.
Quia: The Circulatory System
Test your knowledge of the circulatory system with this online matching or flashcard game.
PBS: Red Gold
This PBS explains how blood and the circulatory system work together. Click on "Follow the Flow" for a circulatory system animation.
KLB Science Department
This site introduces different parts of the circulatory system and what they do.
Nova: Electric Heart
This PBS site has a detailed diagram of the heart, intesting heart facts, and information on heart transplants. "Operation Heart Transplant" has an interactive heart transplant operation.
BBC: Test Bite
Using the words in the list at the top, fill in the blank about the circulatory system. NOTE: the "Talk" link at the top leads to message boards.
BBC: Circulatory System
Read about the circulatory system and its parts, then take a quiz to test your knowledge.
BBC: Cardiovascular System
Here is a review of the cardiovascular system, the different types of blood vessels, and a short quiz.
eThemes Resource: Anatomy: Heart
Find out specifically what the heart is, what it does, and how to keep it healthy. Learn the structure of the heart and the circulation system. Includes printouts, interactive images, online game, and quizzes. There is a link to an eThemes resource on the circulatory system for older kids.
eThemes Resource: Anatomy: Respiratory System
These sites have information about the respiratory system for students in the upper grades. Discover the structure and functions of this system's organs. Includes videos, diagrams, online games, and quizzes about the respiratory system. Includes a link to an eThemes Resource on human body systems for younger grades.
eThemes Resource: Human Body Systems
Learn about the different human body systems and how they function in these sites that are written for elementary students. Includes illustrations, animated movies, online quizzes, and interactive tours of the body. There are links to several eThemes Resources on anatomy for older students.
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Education Standards:
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AR Standards:
LS.2.7.6.c, BS.10.AP.1, BS.10.AP.2, BS.10.AP.3, BS.10.AP.4
IL Standards:
12.A.4b
ME Standards:
C.3, A.3
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10, 4.7, 1, 3, 4, 5, 3
OH Standards:
2.A.2, 2.A.1.a, 2.A.1.b
UT Standards:
III.2.d, III.1.b, III.1.c
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