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Other

Aquatic Resources Network: Therapy Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
This web site from the Aquatic Resources Network is dedicated to aquatic therapy, and physical therapists who specialize in aquatic therapy.
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Website
Other

What Is Osteopathy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a general overview of osteopathy: what it is, how it works, common treatments, history, and comparison to M.D.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Fantastic Beasts

For Students 9th - 10th
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of real-life beasts, and a brief historical account of healing human sicknesses.
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Website
Other

National Lung Health Education Program: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of a group of medical professionals who are dedicated to educating the public and other medical professionals about the treatment and prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: What Interests You?

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics find out about possible careers in your future by selecting a job based on what school subject you like.
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Website
Other

American College of Emergency Physicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of a professional organization of Physicians working in emergency medical settings. Site includes a great deal of information about emergency medicine, including the education of EMT-Paramedics.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Adalbert Czerny

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the Austrian pediatrician, Adalbert Czerny, was considered co-founder of modern pediatrics.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Talking to Your Doctor

For Students 9th - 10th
Talking to your doctor can sometimes be intimidating. Find out why communicating with your doctor is so important and the best way to go about it. This site also includes links to similar articles.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Impetigo

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from KidsHealth.org answers the question of what is impetigo on a kids level. The information is easy to understand, and it contains links throughout for additional information. Also includes facts on "How do I know if I have...
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American Academy of Family Physicians

American Academy of Family Physicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of a professional organization of family doctors. Contains information related to issues in family practice medicine, including a search engine for research. Professional and educational resources and many related Web links are...
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Website
Other

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

For Students 9th - 10th
Web page of the national board responsible for certifying all Occupational Therapists in the U.S.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: About Your Bones

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the skeletonThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning....
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Life Sciences Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over life science careers. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Article
Other

Cancer Information Network: Follow Up and Emotional Support

For Students 9th - 10th
The article stresses the importance of follow-up treatment for lung cancer and the significance of family and group support.
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Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "Samantha Cinderella Scott" Poetry Theater

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In "Samantha Cinderella Scott," students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Kenn Nesbitt in When the Teacher Isn't Looking, students will dramatize a poem about a doctor telling a child that a shot isn't...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Community Helpers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Flipchart describes various people who are community helpers such as a police officer, doctor, nurse, garbage collectors, etc.
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Handout
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: The Vocabulary of Jobs and Professions in English and Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
A glossary of specific occupational and professional terms translated with English and Spanish equivalents.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Medicina

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here you will find the vocabulary needed to talk about things pertaining to medicine. Interactive pictures model correct pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.
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Curated OER

National Library of Medicine: Paracelsus

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Paracelsus was a.16th-century physician and alchemist famous for criticizing medical practices in his time.