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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Happens During a Stroke?

For Students 9th - 10th
What causes strokes and what can doctors do to treat them? Vaibhav Goswami takes us into the body to find out.
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Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.
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Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medical: The Whole Brain Atlas: Neuroimaging

For Students 9th - 10th
Hundreds of images of brain structures are here, including normal and diseased brain parts.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a ten-question pertaining to NCLEX-RN test prep questions on stroke.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.29 Cardiovascular Diseases

For Students 5th - 9th
Discover how cardiovascular disease can be dangerous to human health.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Effects of Stroke on the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions over the effects of stroke on the brain.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Stroke 2

For Students 9th - 10th
More practice questions related to strokes.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Hypertension?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn the basic facts about this disease.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is a Stroke?

For Students 9th - 11th
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about strokes.
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Handout
National Archives (UK)

Department of Health, Uk: Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a stroke? How can you improve your lifestyle to reduce the risk of stroke? What are the symptoms of a stroke? These questions and more are answered in this thorough health resource.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides this article on strokes, otherwise known as "cerebrovascular accidents." The article defines a stroke, the difference between an ischemic stroke and a hemorrhagic stroke, stroke...
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Website
BBC

Bbc Health: What Is a Stroke?

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative resource delves into why the brain needs a constant blood supply, what causes a stroke, and defines the different types of strokes.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Health: Stroke Symptoms

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise but informative resource discusses the symptoms of a stroke and its short and long term effects on the individual.
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Article
Other

American Stroke Association: Stroke Knowledge

For Students 9th - 10th
This abstract from the American Stroke Association discusses the importance of education in the stroke community. Support groups are important partners in stroke education. German study
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Q & a About Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about stroke in a question and answer format.
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Handout
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page overview of strokes answers questions about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Platelets

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will identify how blood clots work and disorders associated with blood clotting.
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Article
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts on high blood pressure and how to live a more heart-healthy life. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke with proper monitoring by a healthcare provider and simple lifestyle changes, even if you...