Curated OER
Lesson 1: Hot, Not, or Silly
Students discover burn prevention and fire safety while sorting and classifying related pictures. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify ways to prevent burns, and discuss various ways in which burns may occur. Students...
Curated OER
Burns
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are found in the puzzle related to burns and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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National Burns Collection
Fantastic resource for information about Robert Burns. Search over 2000 Burns related objects in the online Gallery and Catalogue. The Learning section contains downloadable PDF Teacher Resource Kits and Virtual Visits to historical...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Robert Burns
This site contains 23 poems and biographical information about the author, Robert Burns.
BBC
Bbc: First Aid Procedures
Find out how to treat many kinds of medical emergencies, such as bleeding and bruising, burns and scalds, poisoning and allergic reactions, scene of emergency, respiratory problems, and bone, joint and muscle problems.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries of the Integumentary System
The integumentary system is susceptible to a variety of diseases, disorders, and injuries. These range from annoying but relatively benign bacterial or fungal infections that are categorized as disorders, to skin cancer and severe burns,...
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Robert Burns, 1759 96
A wealth of information about the life and times of Robert Burns. Learn about his family, every stage of his life, legacy, and more.
BBC
Bbc:test Your First Aid Skills
Find out how much you really know about using your first aid skills with this interactive program.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Home Safety
Tips for preventing child injuries in the home such as burns, drownings, falls, and poisonings. Links to related podcasts.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poet Robert Burns
As part of a unit on Robert Burns and his poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Burns
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on the various types of burns, such as first degree, second degree, and third degree. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Robert Burns
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Robert Burns including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Burns is also provided.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Burns
What are some of the common causes of burns? What are the types of burns? How do you prevent burns? Find the answers to these questions and more at this website.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Guttenberg: Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
Project Guttenberg offers the following downloadable full texts:*Burns, Robert, 1759-1796: The Letters of Robert Burns, ed. by J. Logie Robertson (Gutenberg text)*Burns, Robert, 1759-1796: The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns*Burns,...
Read Works
Read Works: Scorched!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about first, second, and third degree burns and how to treat them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Cherokee Messenger: Native American Herbal Remedies
Traditional Native American herbal remedies for dozens of maladies are listed here.
English Verse
English Verse: Robert Burns (1759 1796)
Read a brief biography, and the full text of quite a number of Burns' poems at this site. Includes some recommendations for books about Burns, as well.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Skin Overview: Burns
Read brief answers to such first aid questions as: "What are the categories of burns?" "What is the significance of the total body area affected?" "How important is the location of a burn?" "What about electrical burns?" "What about...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Burns Instruction Sheet
What are burns, and how do they affect skin? This website provides brief definitions of "first degree," "second-degree," and "third-degree" burns, and includes first-aid and emergency procedures in case you or someone else gets a burn.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Sunburn
Learn what to do when you or someone else becomes sunburned, and learn how to detect the signs of a severe sunburn. Also, find tips to keep yourself safe from the sun's harmful rays.
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St. John: First Aid Tips for Burns
Simple information taken from the "St. John First Aid Manual," on how to manage and cover injuries caused by burns. Organized into bullet-point notes, this is a good reference for an emergency situation.
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St. John: First Aid Library
This resource provides information on allergic reactions, asthma, burns, diabetes, fractures and other conditions and emergency situations that require first aid.