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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Elisha Kane

For Students 9th - 10th
Elisha Kent Kane was a medical officer in the United States Navy and was present in two Arctic expeditions.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Elisha Kent Kane

For Students 9th - 10th
(1820-1857) A medical officer in the United States Navy and a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Elisha Kent Kane

For Students 9th - 10th
Elisha Kent Kane (28 February 1820 - 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Daniel Coit Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
(1831-1908) Geographer and university administrator, first president of Johns Hopkins University and founded Johns Hopkins Medical School.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: What's It Like to Have Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you want to know more about what one might expect during surgery? If so, this Kids Health article will provide you with a good understanding of what you can anticipate before, during, and after surgery. Don't miss the link on this...
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Other

Z Dnet: Smart Chips Get Under Our Skin

For Students 9th - 10th
As much as it may sound like something out of science fiction, developers have begun to experiment with "smart chips" skin implants to monitor the human body. This article is dated 2001.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
View various resources on cardiovascular health. Included at this website, in addition to general resources on heart and lung health, are write-ups on various research studies and medical and technological advances.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Jane Swanson

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1968, medical technologist Jane Swanson was the first recipient of the Ivor Dunsford Memorial Award, given by the American Association of Blood Banks, for her discoveries at the Minneapolis Memorial Blood Bank, including several...
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Mri Scan

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover what happens during an MRI scan and other interesting facts.
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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Making Precedent

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site where students are challenged to read several case studies and make choices about what they would do in the situation. After they choose they are presented with some of the consequences that their decision may produce in...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Visualizing Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of videos and narrated animations, learn how evolution affects gene expression in species. Find out how visualizing gene expression can help explain what a specific gene does.
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Stanford University

Stanford: Bioengineering Boot Camp Draws Young and 'Fearless' Talent

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the cutting edge inventions being brought about by teens at Stanford University's bioengineering boot camp for high school students.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Radiologic Technologists

For Students 9th - 10th
A very informative site describing the profession of radiologic technologist/technician. Contains sections on nature of the work, working conditions, employment opportunities, qualifications, job outlook, and earnings.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Radiologic Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
Published by the Department of Labor, this site details the Radiologic Technician Career. Employment outlook, and projections are provided with training and qualifications data.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Apbi: Beating Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete learning module on beating bacteria. Students read about how scientists fight bacteria, play a slide presentation about medicine research and development, watch an animation on antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and then answer...
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Other

Mapping Your Future: Career Ship

For Students 9th - 10th
Career Ship is an on-line career exploration adventure geared towards middle school students. Your mission is to fuel the Career Ship and learn about possible careers.
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Other

Lund University Libraries: Directory of Open Access Journals

For Students 9th - 10th
Open access journals are offered in all scholarly and scientific disciplines such as Biology and Life Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Physics and Astronomy. Site offers a search for new titles as well as archived journals....
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Watch Out for the Blind Spots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this service-learning engineering project, students follow the steps of the engineering design process to design a hearing testing device. More specifically, they design a prototype machine that can be used to test the peripheral...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biotechnology and Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Informational text and video clips about biotechnology and medicine. After reading the text, review the key vocabulary terms and answer review questions.
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Other

National Down Syndrome Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Down's Syndrome Society provides detailed information about Down Syndrome, including diagnosis, specific health issues, development information, education, and life planning issues.
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Able Media

The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Technical but fascinating Classics Technology Center site gives evidence from papyri, art, and burial remains about the medical abilities and advancements of ancient Egypt. Includes reports of polio and tuberculosis.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Otis Boykin 1920 1982

For Students 3rd - 8th
Otis Boykin was a successful African American inventor whose inventions include resistors for electrical equipment and missiles, a controller for pacemakers, and a burglar-proof cash register.

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