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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Charles Richard Drew

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Charles Drew, whose vision and ideas created the blood bank by revolutionizing the understanding of blood plasma.
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Other

Black Inventors Online Museum: Charles Drew

For Students 3rd - 8th
BlackInventors.com profiles Charles Drew, teacher, doctor, and the researcher who developed the blood plasma bank.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Challenges of Size in Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on blood including it's functions including transporting materials around the body and protecting against disease. It explains the components of blood and the functions of each and offers a link to an assessment.
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Handout
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Education: Replacing Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
An exploration of the different types of transfusions with a brief look at synthetic blood.