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A Child's Journey through Medicine
Students experience a variety of activities that relate to human physiology and their functions. They create graphs and charts after testing their heart rates and blood pressure They conduct a survey of the student body and create ...
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A Child's Journey Through Medicine
Fifth graders identify the symptoms of asthma. In this biology lesson, 5th graders draw and label models of heart and lungs. They conduct a survey on asthma and construct graphs based on result.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Different Genes Are Active in Different Kinds of Cells
Personalized medicine prevents many trial-and-error scenarios when time counts the most. Learn how gene expression and screening genomes improves health outcomes in cancer patients, those with auto-immune disorders, and more. An online...
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First Aid
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the practice of first aid and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Utah LessonPlans
Disease Prevention and HIV/AIDS Education - First Grade
Identify behaviors that promote health and demonstrate personal hygiene.
Teach Engineering
Go Public: Osteoporosis Brochure
Osteoporosis and family — notice the connection between the two. Pairs develop a brochure to educate the public about osteoporosis in the last portion of the six-part series. The teams draw on the information learned throughout the unit...
Teach Engineering
Kidney Stone Crystallization
No one likes kidney stones, but they are very interesting to learn about. The last installment of a three-part unit has learners experiment with different chemicals to see which one inhibits the growth of calcium oxalate crystals (which...
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Is There a Doctor in the House
Sixth graders predict outcomes of research. They analyze data and construct a class graph, then work cooperatively in a small group setting. They explain the prevention aspect of medicine, document references, and continue ongoing...
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Pandemic
Students compare and contrast the conditions of the 1918 influenza outbreak with those of today. They try to identify prevention strategies for infectious diseases.
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Are You Susceptible?
Students play a game to explore the relationship between genetic variation and environmental factors in the onset of heart disease. They consider the implications for disease prevention of increased knowledge about genetic variation.
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Cold and Flus
Students investigate the difference between viral and bacterial illnesses. In this health lesson, students learn the symptoms of each and examine ways to prevent spreading virusus and bacteria.
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Animal Testing
Animal testing: cruel and inhumane, or innovative and life-saving? Scholars explore the topic and form their own opinions with help from the highly informative website. Pupils read a comprehensive overview of the topic, including...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Pesky Plastics: The Problem with Plastic
What can happen to the environment if plastic continues to pollute it? Learners read about the implications of plastic on health, water, and nature in a two-page reading passage. After they finish reading, they work on six comprehension...
Thoughtful Learning
Recognizing Bullying
Boost social awareness with an activity that challenges scholars to recognize bullying. Participants read 10 scenarios and respond after carefully examining behaviors such as body language, facial expressions, and frequency.
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How Right Are Patients' Rights?
Students examine the healthcare system, including insurance, drug prices, and patient rights. Following a field trip to the children's ward of a hospital, they work in groups to analyze various conditions,problems/diseases, presented on...
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Disease Prevention
Fifth graders examine the various causes of the common cold. Using the internet, they identify the proper way to take care and treat a cold. They also describe the procedure to complete a throat culture. To end the instructional...
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Advanced Matching-medical Fields Part 2
In this medical careers instructional activity, students study the different fields of medicine. Students match 11 terms to the correct definition that is provided.
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Advanced Matching-medical Fields Part 1
In this medical fields worksheet, students study the different studies of medicine. Students match 11 terms to the correct definition that is provided.
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Choosing a Career in Health
Learners describe the role of hand washing in prevention of disease transmission, explore various careers in the health field, and describe a health career that is of interest to them, and explain why.
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Heart Disease & Stroke
Learners study heart disease and how to prevent it. In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors.
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The Effects of Drugs
In this drugs learning exercise, students learn about how drugs act on the body, their medicinal uses, and the abuse of drugs. Students classify a list of drugs as either a stimulant or a depressant. This learning exercise has 5 short...
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Sports Injury Symptoms and Causes
Students research possible symptoms and causes of sports injuries. They research websites to list injuries and causes on a worksheet as they complete the template. After conducting their research, they discuss how sports injuries can be...
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Diseases of the Oregon Trail
Students identify diseases that plagued the pioneers and find preventative measures to avoid them. In this Oregon Trail instructional activity, students brainstorm possible health problems and diseases for pioneers. They then research a...
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Understanding Cancer
Students study facts about cancer. In this cancer instructional activity, students read about cancer, cancer cells, cancer treatment, and research. They answer true or false questions on a worksheet before reading about cancer prevention.