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Medicine Lesson 7b: What have we learned?

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:49:19 +0000

The following were the learning goals for this unit:

Humans depend on living and non-living for our survival and vice-versa.
Medicine depends on the natural world (plants).
There have been great changes in medicine that have lowered mortality so that we live longer and healthier lives.

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Medicine Lesson 7: Surgery

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:25:52 +0000

One of the biggest changes in medicine was when surgery became safe enough to do in situations where someone’s life was not in immediate danger. Today, you will get to be surgeons and do a type of surgery that wouldn’t have been done in the past:

Medicine Lesson Six

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:49:11 +0000

Below are two activities where you have to read and listen to information and solve a medical mystery. You will do these activities for 20 minutes:

Medicine Lesson 5b: The Environment

alicemercer — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:12:10 +0000

If the rain forests (like the Amazon) are important for medicine, what do you think will happen if the rain forest disappear or become much smaller than they are today?

Medicine Lesson 4: Medicine from the Rainforest

alicemercer — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:54:42 +0000

This week we will be learning about the importance of rain forest for medicines we need and use. After watching a video on this topic, do this activity, then share what you have learned about this subject.

Image Credit: from pictoscribe’s photostream on flickr

Medicine Lesson 3: Immunizations

alicemercer — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:29:28 +0000

Do this activity for the next ten minutes, then answer these questions. What did you learn about immunizations? How to they improve health and save lives? Please write two sentences.

Photo Credit: Sharing Foundation: Immunization Project on flickr

Medicine Lesson 1: Being sick

alicemercer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:26:47 +0000

Share about a time that you or someone you know got sick. It could be something uncomfortable by not too serious, like cold, or something serious, like a hospital visit. Describe what happened, and what medicine or treatment you were given, and how you got better. You should write three sentences.