Curated OER
Skin Cancer Lesson Plan
Skin care is a topic often overlooked in the health curriculum. This should not be the case because most types of skin cancer can be prevented, or if detected early enough, can be successfully treated. So take the time to teach your...
Curated OER
Integumentary System
In this integumentary system worksheet, 9th graders list the two major layers of the skin and name the type of tissue composing each layer. Then they describe the structure and function of the hypodermis. Students also list three types...
Curated OER
Medical Word Search
In this medical worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to medicine and biology. There are 54 words located in the puzzle.
Curated OER
It's a bright and beautiful day...Protect Yourself!
Learners investigate the cause and effect of skin cancer. They complete worksheets, view presentations and discuss the various types of ultraviolet rays and their impact on human health.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Kidney Cancer
Thorough overview of kidney cancer. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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,...
Other
Cancer Information Network: What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Colon
This site is an extensive evaluation of what colon cancer is, how it is treated, symptoms, etc.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Cancer Grows
Follow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Cancer Causes
In this lesson plan site from Newton's Apple, a production of KTCA Twin Cities Public Television in cooperation with the National Science Teachers Association, the causes of cancer are discussed. Several cancer causing agents are also...
Other
Cancer Index: About Cancer
This site from the Cancer Index explains what cancer is and gives statistics (mostly in the form of graphs) about who is most likely to contract which type of cancer. The topics are presented in link form at the top of the article for...
Other
Cancer Index: Index Home
This site from the Cancer Index provides a long list of links to sites on every imaginable type of cancer, genes related to cancer, treatments, and resources for cancer patients and their families. The index can be viewed alphabetically,...