How the heart actually pumps blood - TED Ed
Publication Date:
May, 2014
Type of Resource:
Video/animation
This video shows how a heart pumps blood.
The resource is a TED Ed video (4:27) that uses animations to explain how the ventricals and valves in the heart work together to pump blood through the body.
This clip could be used as part of a lesson, or at the end of a heart dissection lab to emphasise the function of the different chambers.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U02 (Year 8)
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 8 > Science Understanding > Biological Sciences > Multi-cellular organisms contain systems of organs carrying out specialised... > ACSSU150