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- 6th - 12th
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Students gather anecdotal evidence about various herbal remedies' abilities to cure ailments, develop hypotheses from these observations, and design scientifically valid experiments that could prove their suppositions. Full Review »
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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 - 10th
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Students compare herbal and pharmaceutical remedies for common ailments. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the dangers of lead exposure to children and identify the sources of lead in the environment. They describe any risk factors that indicate children should be tested for exposure. They also make suggestions about how screening for exposure may be improved. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the native Alaskan tradition of harvesting local plants as part of its subsistence culture. By interviewing tribal elders, they discover which plants can be used for various purposes and where and when they can be harvested. Included in this lesson are field trips to plant sites and the creation of displays on students' research. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students discuss the use of home remedies at home and why they were used. Using the internet, they research some of the remedies used at home and examine the reasons behind them. They create a visual aid of their choosing to share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore the uses of herbal plants. They read the book Pharmacy in the Forest and discuss the vocabulary words that pertain to the structure of a plant. Students create a summary of what they have read and watch a video on plant structure. Students answer questions about the reading. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover the kinds of medicines used by midwives in the late 1700s by researching several herbs used by Martha Ballard. They research different herbs and found out how they have been used throughout history. Students create a book of the late eighteenth century herbal remedies. Full Review »
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