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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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- 1st - 3rd
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Students identify root and leaf systems, observe seed growth, build a terrarium, and integrate other curriculum areas including math and social studies. They discuss and explain uses of plants such as food, shelter, clothing, fuel, and medicines. 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, in groups, research the Western Red Lily on the Internet. They focus their research using a worksheet and present their findings to the class. They also complete a crossword puzzle. 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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- 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 watch a video on a the medical drug "BiDil", a heart medicine that works especially well on African American men. They watch the video and then write a newspaper style editorial on the world's first race-based medicine. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate how Ancient Rome has been influential to western civilization. They conduct research using a variety of materials. The information is used in order to help students to create comprehensive informational essays. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss works of art about war. They read the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front." Students share first-hand stories of war experiences that they have heard. They review how to go form prewriting a poem, through writing, to revising and editing. Full Review »
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