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We Know About Tonsils
Learners engage in a lesson plan 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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Meet Your Tonsils
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with tonsils. They identify the parts of the face and mouth as shown on a poster and then conduct class discussion about the function and location of the tonsils. The lesson includes related...
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Prescription For Survival
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is focused upon the survival of populations located in third world countries. They conduct research using a variety of resources while focusing upon the delivery of healthcare with the help of...
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Information, Please
Young scholars view the video "Healthcare Crisis: Who's at Risk?" After researching various healthcare plans, students present their findings to the class.
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The Other Drug War
High schoolers develop critical thinking skills as they construct arguments for one of the three debates described in the lesson on "The Other Drug War."
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Speaking with Healthcare Professionals #1
High schoolers create questions for a healthcare professional. They practice using appropriate vocabulary and questions. They perform their dialogues in front of the class.
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Speaking with Healthcare Professionals #2
High schoolers create their own dialogue using vocabulary associated with the healthcare industry. They practice using different tenses of verbs. They also respond to questions about their health.
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Speaking with Healthcare Professionals #3
Students match the body parts with the verb that describes its function. They create complete sentences by using sentence strips to form a dialogue with a healthcare worker. They identify the parts of a sentence as well.
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Speaking with Healthcare Professionals #4
Students create a dialogue using new vocabulary. They must include adverbs and flashcards of the body parts being discussed. They perform the dialogue in front of the class and evaluate their classmates dialogue.
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Planning for a Healthy Life
Students investigate the difference between diseases that are controllable and those that happen by chance. They discuss the chance of dieing in a war with that of dieing from a disease that has controllable factors. They complete a...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: History of Medicine
A complete, self-guided lesson on the history of medicine and the advancements in medical technology. An interactive, virtual timeline helps students visualize the historical events. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Inside Out: Doctors Without Borders
Boston's NPR news source features Doctors Without Borders. Find information, notes, audio, and an interactive photographic tour.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Simulation in Healthcare
Students learn how engineering design is applied to solve healthcare problems by using an engineering tool called simulation. While engineering design is commonly used to study and design everything from bridges, factories, airports to...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Navigating Medicare's New Drug Benefit
In question and answer format, NPR takes a look at Medicare's new drug program and its effect on senior citizens. Links to numerous other NPR reports on this subject. 1/27/2006
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Florence Nightingale's Life: Timeline
Use this site to learn more about Florence Nightingale's life and work. There is a timeline provided for you to learn about her work as a nurse.
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Florence Nightingale: Adelaide Nutting's Introduction
Use this informative site to learn more about Florence Nightingale's life and work. "In 1939, the turn-of-the-century feminist and nursing historian M. Adelaide Nutting was asked to record an introduction to a re-release of Florence...
New York Times
New York Times: Election 2004
The New York Times deals with key issues of the 2004 election. Content includes a student section with headline news, and a teacher section with great lesson plans.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1999: Medecins Sans Frontieres
Official 1999 press release stating that Medecins Sans Frontieres (or Doctors Without Borders) is the winner of the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.
Other
Aorn: Homepage
Home page of an association of professional nurses working in surgical settings. Professional, educational, and research resources available. These include an online journal, current publications, research projects, and related Web links.
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Career Builder
Search hundreds of thousands of jobs ? across the nation or in your own neighborhood. Explore the Career Builder Database to search jobs by keyword, job category, company, or industry.
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American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in critical care settings. Educational, professional, and research resources including current publications and many links to related resources are included on this site.
Independence Hall Association
American Government: Financing State and Local Government
Taxes are collected by federal, state, and local governments to pay for a wide variety of services. This article helps students understand where their tax money goes.
Library of Congress
Loc: Health and Welfare in Pakistan
This site from The Library of Congress discusses the poverty rate and welfare in Pakistan. Access to safe water, Western healthcare, and leading causes of death are also discussed. The information that is presented is brief but factual.
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Article Examines Gender Difference in Health Care Access
A study conducted by American Journal of Public Health shows that there are differences between men and women's access to health insurance. This article summarizes the findings of the study.