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Healing Fallen Warriors
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore evidence for healing wounds and compare ancient healing practices to those of modern times.
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Bottled Model Lungs
Students will learn about the respiratory system by comparing and contrasting models, building their own models, and giving one another feedback. Questions about familiar body systems can be useful in getting students to start thinking...
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Scurvy at Sea: Researching and Writing About Vitamin C Deficiency
Students gather information about vitamin C deficiency, and research how scurvy was prevented in sea-going ventures during The Age of Sail. They create a "Scurvy Log" that will allow them to connect what they have learned about scurvy...
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Guidelines for Sexual Health Information and Disease Prevention
Students describe effective sex education and its outcomes. They provide a tool for educators, policy-makers and others to evaluate existing or new programs, curricula or policies. Students comprehend that sex education refers both to...
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Structures and Shapes
Students make jewelry using different shapes from magazines, tissue paper, cardboard, and other materials. In this making jewelry lesson plan, students complete this hands on activity to discuss how shapes are used.
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America Responds to Terrorism: How Youth Can Help
Students explore the opportunity to educate others. In this response to terrorism lesson, students explore 12 service learning opportunities that they may choose to implement in order to take positive action in response to terrorism.
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One Word Substitution 22
In this online interactive vocabulary skills instructional activity, learners match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 1, Grade 3
In this 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2...
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 1, Grade 4
In this 4th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, 4th graders read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2 non-fictional...
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 1, Grade 5
In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice learning exercise, 5th graders read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2...
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Congressional Scenarios
In this U.S. government worksheet, learners read 12 scenarios pertaining to government intervention and determine what to do as lawmakers in response to each of the scenarios.
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Handwriting - d
In this handwriting instructional activity, students practice writing the letter d. First, they identify the small letter d and various items that begin with the letter d. Then, students read the sentence given, naming all the d words...
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Medicine: Then and Now
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore ancient healing practices and compare them to those of modern times. They explain Greek healing practices for wounds.
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We Know About Tonsils
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the use of tonsils in the human body. They brainstorm in small groups to review the location and purpose of having tonsils. The teacher uses a poster to help students in the class...
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Women in Rural India
Tenth graders view women's lives in a north Indian village around 1970 with pictures.
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Shellfish Shenanigans
Twelfth graders create simulations of a reality-based TV show that investigates the near death of a contestant from a seafood meal. They examine the physical symptoms of anaphylactic shock, and create protein fingerprints.
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Hidden Jewels of Geometry
Students identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
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Breaking News English: Retire Later to Live Longer
In this English learning exercise, students read "Retire Later to Live Longer," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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New Breed of Robots Takes War To the Next Level
Students study an article and answer questions. In this exploring robots lesson students read an article on military robots and answer questions.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Imaging
Learn here all about medical imaging, non-surgical methods to look inside the living human body.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Invention of the Week: Albert Macovski: Medical Imaging Systems
Learn about the work done by Albert Macovski, which included the development of digital radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how these inventions impact the medical world.
Other
Harvard Medical School: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri)
This Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center site offers a comprehensive look at MRI exam phases, preparation, technology, equipment, safety, and research. Images and labeled diagrams are also provided on this site.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri
Resource presents the use and risks of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology as used in medicine.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Simplified Mri
Explore Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and find out how an MRI can see inside the body.