Students are introduced to the design process used in engineering. They compare and contrast this process with the steps followed in the scientific method. Students then participate in a brainstorming session that asks them to design a...

Students study the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison. They design an infomercial to sell a product or a service for an invention. They create an invention that improves the world and write an...

Students explore Huntington's Disease. In this biology lesson, students read My Friend Linda and examine the ethical issues brought to light in the story. Students discuss biotechnology issues and genetic testing.

Students study about chromatography, a process used to separate mixtures.

Students participate in activities in which they model different disabilities. They discuss their experiences as a class. They work together in groups to discuss how to improve an adaptive device.

Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maria Montessori and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Young scholars list observations of PSA posters. They provide evidence/examples of their observations through class discussion. Students explore public health posters. They investigate historical public health campaign posters.

Students create a Patient's Rights Charter after discussions of past experiments with such rights charters using the biographical posters in order to stimulate discussions on current attempts to create a Patient's Rights Charter. They...

In this alphabet cards worksheet, students cut apart 52 alphabet cards; an upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter example for each of the 26 letters. The cards have a decorative border and a black background with white letters. There...

Learners explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship instructional activity, students read an article about how the CEO of JetBlue has become successful. Learners discuss how ADHD has helped the CEO of JetBlue....

Students explore genetics using a series of selected videos. In this biology lesson series, students study the different advances in life sciences. They research the pros and cons of genetic research.

A medical innovation that might eliminate prolonged infections and speculated healing. Check out this new idea of 'smart' stiches that notify caregivers if something is going wrong during the healing process.

Details many medical innovations practiced by ancient Egyptians. Includes information on the art of the healers, as well as how common diseases and illnesses were treated.

From pioneering inventions to bold scientific and medical advancements, find out more about 11 innovations that changed the course of human history.

To include a designer with no healthcare experience in a medical device project might not make so much sense at first. An artist may feel out of place among the engineers, business experts or medical specialists. But, in fact, it's a...

From entertainment devices to lifesaving medical technologies, Latino inventors have advanced humankind through their contributions. Latino inventors have created revolutionary devices that have transformed our everyday world - and often...

Read about William D. Coolidge, his education, work, and his invention--the X-Ray Tube--as well as other medical innovations he is credited with. Learn how x-rays work and how they have contributed to the medical world.

At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Frederick Grant Banting's work in the medical field, specifically his discovery of insulin, a discovery which earned him the 1923 Nobel Prize, a prize he shared with John James...

Find award-winning science, math and technology videos and interactives for grades K-12 produced by NASA and provided for distribution to South Carolina ETV's Knowitall.

Bioelectronics innovator Todd Coleman shares his quest to develop wearable, flexible electronic health monitoring patches that promise to revolutionize healthcare and make medicine less invasive. [9:39]

Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside. [18:22]

PBS provides a brief profile of the life and work of Frederick Banting including his research into the hormone insulin.

Brief biography of Texas heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley. Details the cardiologist's professional career quoting his personal reflections in the development of cardiovascular surgery.