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- 11th - 12th
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Students become critical thinkers about substances that are called medicines and it guides them into an inquiry process of carrying out their own investigations of the attributes of some common herbal remedies. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast traditional Chinese and contemporary Western approaches to medicine. They bring a rational and scientific approach to the evaluation of alternative medicines. They study acupuncture from a Chinese and Western perspective. Full Review »
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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 estimate the amount of money a non-smoking teen spends in a week, a month, and a year, and compare it with the expenses of a teen who smokes one, two, and three packs a day. They research other reasons that teens should not smoke. 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 relate environmental influences to human situations through Feng Shui, describe various traditional Chinese medical practices, and explore the use of natural forces in Chinese medicine. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students complete a unit of lessons on medieval Chinese dynasties. They examine the impact the Chinese culture has had on their own lives, label maps, conduct research, read stories, create bamboo stick sentences, write poems, and make paper lanterns. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore various Chinese beliefs about the environment. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of Feng Shui. They discuss how human actions modify the physical environment and vice versa. They discover how the distribution of resources affects a culture. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the healthcare system, including insurance, drug prices, and patient rights. Following a field trip to the children's ward of a hospital, they work in groups to analyze various conditions,problems/diseases, presented on index cards. Other facets of the lesson include watching several videos about health care and holding a student debate about adopting a universal health plan. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students work in teams to research African and Chinese cultural and scientific legacies. They show evidence of learning through presentations, graphic organizers and extended responses that include describing examples of those legacies and contact between cultures. Full Review »

