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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Artificial Alan

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an update on the primary areas of research in bioengineering and bionics: eyes, ears, liver, hands, skin, blood, cartilage, and tendons.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Standing Tall

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience FES or functional electrical stimulation, through the eyes of a patient who lives it. Learn how doctors gave a paralyzed patient control over her muscles.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Real Bionic Man

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans for a classroom investigation into the field of bionics, with discussion suggestions and links to sites on bionics.