Young scholars read an article that discusses numerous food traditions.  In this ESL lesson, students work in small groups to complete a vocabulary assignment on the article, a brainstorming activity, writing an essay and a grammar...

Students explore language arts by completing a vocabulary activity. In this sight words lesson, students discuss the commonly used words that are seen often in writing and define 10 new words each week. Students utilize flashcards,...

Perform a virtual heart transplant in nineteen easy steps with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Electric Heart" Web site. This interactive feature provides an in depth and realistic look at this procedure.

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

The complete text of "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is available here in PDF format. Heart of Darkness, which was first released in 1902, is 131 pages pages long.

This site provides the complete etext for O. Henry's story, "The Heart of the West."

Description of the structure of the heart including the valves.

Discusses several pioneers of heart surgery, including Christian Barnard.

Use these practice questions on heart block to review for the NCLEX-RN test.

Use these practice questions on heart block to review for the NCLEX-RN test.

Use these practice questions on heart failure to review for the NCLEX-RN test.

Use these practice questions on heart failure to review for the NCLEX-RN test.

This is the complete text of the poetic memoir Diamonds and Hearts by Henry S. Armstrong.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Heart! We Will Forget Him!", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.

A heart map is a visual representation of a student's heart, displaying topics that "live" there; these topics are ones the student would show passion about and interest towards when writing about them. In writer's workshop pupils create...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage includes six reasons why people should not smoke. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Questions are provided as supplements to the passage.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about 13-year-old Ana who went to visit the orphanage in Peru where her American parents adopted her. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.

This site is a doctor's report on how iron intake could be related to heart attack incidents.

Explains the different types of heart disease, their causes, how they are diagnosed, heart surgery treatments, and ways to prevent heart disease.

This tutorial presents information about cardiac rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is necessary to maintain heart health. The heart, angina, exercise, prevention, obesity and other risk factors are covered.

Otis Boykin (1920-1982 CE) is attributed with developing twenty-six electronic inventions, including devices for guided missiles, IBM computers and a control unit for an artificial heart stimulator.

Willem Einthoven invented a string galvanometer that lead to the electrocardiogram, which measures heart activity. For his discovery, Einthoven was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924.