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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate herbal medicine in the science or health classroom. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students watch an episode of the "New Explorers" that follows ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin as he travels into the Amazonian rainforest in search of plants that are new to moderen medicine but well known to the indigenous people. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read ancient Greek texts to explore ancient healing practices and compare them to modern-day medicine. They conduct research into modern first-aid practices, using a standard medical reference. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students compare herbal and pharmaceutical remedies for common ailments. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore medicine and hospitals during Civil War using primary sources. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students use the internet and plant guides and other resources to identify plants and their medicinal importance as seen by the Native Americans. They view a copy of the Lewis and Clark journal that held photos of the plants of their herbarium. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast medicines of past cultures with those of today. On a field trip to the Effigy Mounds National Monument, they discuss plants observed at the park, and conduct research on the medicinal properties of the plants found at Effigy Mounds. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to the book, GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE by listening to a short selection from the inside cover. They make predictions about the type of characters are in the book from the illustrations. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the use of herbs and medicinal plants while conducting research using a variety of resources. They explore the diverse roles of horticulture in our society. Students also compare the use of land plots and how to grow herbs or medicinal plants. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore the basic ideas and beliefs about medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries. They write a news account to be published in a "medical journal" developed by the class. Each "article" in the journal should be dated appropriately, and placed in chronological order. The Journal becomes a record of their collective research. Full Review »
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