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How Bones Make Blood Instructional VideoHow Bones Make Blood Instructional Video
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6th - 12th
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How Bones Make Blood

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Bones are blood cell factories. Viewers learn all about bone marrow and how blood cells produced in the marrow of a donor can be grafted into a cancer patient to fight the disease.

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Concepts

bones, bone marrow, blood, stem cells, tumors, dna, dna extraction, dna fingerprinting, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets

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science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups investigate local registries for donors
  • Assign groups one of the links provided in the "Dig Deeper" section to research and to report to the class

Classroom Considerations

  • Keep in mind that class members may have family experiencing cancer

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  • The resource includes the video, a comprehension check, links to related information, and a discussion forum

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