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- 6th - 12th
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Students reflect on and discuss their attitudes toward health and illness. They help to educate each other by researching illnesses in small groups, creating a handbook and writing response papers. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the pros and cons of the selling of body parts in this lesson. A discussion of how personal value systems impact science and research is developed. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students complete various exercises and activities as they examine the procedures involved in organ transplants and the ethical issues surrounding organ donations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the design and function of surgical instruments. They role-play as surgical residents using laparoscopic surgery. In pairs, they draw real or imagined biomedical devices to present to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine the relationship between AIDS and teenagers. In groups, they discuss the various issues educators face in introducing the topic to teenagers in school. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the misconceptions they have about the disease. To end the lesson, they read articles about AIDS in their local newspaper. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze how medical devices that help the human body function. They work in pairs or groups to draw multiple views of the medical device and describe how engineering is used by biomedial engineers. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students design and create a poster, advertising for recruitment of doctors and nurses to serve in the war. Students create a historical newspaper front page, from the time period, which details the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Dr. Mary Walker, the only woman that ever received it. Students write a report that details medicine during the Civil War. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the dangers associated with heart disease. They conduct research in order to find some of the risk factors associated with contracting the disease. Students make a life health plan in order to prevent the adult onset of heart disease. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students model a sarcomere's action, they gain a kinesthetic and visual understanding of muscle contraction. They use this exercise stimulates the production of myosin and actin. Students use two colors of clay, make a "sandwich" of actin and myosin layers. Arrange the clay filaments to represent the sarcomere in its most relaxed stage. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students evaluate the contributions of female services pilots during World War II. They discuss the service of the women as well as the conditions they confronted. Students compare and contrast the treatment of male and female pilots during this period. Full Review »

