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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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- 4th - 8th
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Students identify plants used in the eighteenth century for medicinal purposes, and compare eighteenth-century remedies with remedies of the twentieth century. 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 brainstorm ideas about what makes a substance a "medicine" to determine their preconceptions about medicines. They evaluate whether certain substances should be defined as "medicines' and examine various systems of medicine. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the use of alternative and complementary medicines. They research the five categories of CAM therapies and how popular they are. They report their finding to the rest of the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the merits of and problems with alternative medicines after watching a documentary entitled "The Alternative Fix." They discuss the documentary after completing the viewing guides. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the history of the government's involvement in medicine. They examine the popularity of alternative medicine in today's society and the dangers that some alternative medicines may pose. Students research the development of the Federal Drug Administration. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students study the history of polio as well as a history of modern medicine, the history of alternative medicine and the role of the scientific method in each of these histories. They review the scientific method and research various topics to report back to the class the role of the scientific method in each history. Full Review »
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