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Curated OER

Kids Health: People, Places and Things That Help Me

For Students 3rd - 8th
A directory of kid-friendly articles and videos about the people who keep kids healthy and the places where medical professionals work. Also learn about the kinds of tests that are used to diagnose health problems and about different...
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Read Works

Read Works: Smart About Medicine

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about using medication safely. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: History of Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, self-guided lesson on the history of medicine and the advancements in medical technology. An interactive, virtual timeline helps students visualize the historical events. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Infectious Diseases: Modern Medicines

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive, self-guided lesson on how medicine prevents and cures disease. This lesson has many descriptive animations as well diagrams to help with understanding. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: This Temporary Tattoo Helps Women Have Healthy Pregnancies

For Students 9th - 10th
Bioelectronics innovator Todd Coleman shares his quest to develop wearable, flexible electronic health monitoring patches that promise to revolutionize healthcare and make medicine less invasive. [9:39]
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Candy Confusion: Can Small Children Mistake Medicine for Candy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Many medicines come in bottles with special child-proof caps so that small children can't accidentally open the bottle and eat the pills. To a small child who can't read the label, the pills might look just like candy. This project helps...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Homework Help

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The science section of this popular homework helper site features links to chemistry, life, earth, physical, and space science resources.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 5.5 Bacteria and Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore some different harmful and helpful bacteria.
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Munchausen Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Authored by doctors, here is a comprehensive look at Munchausen syndrome which includes: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, prevention, and associations that can provide more information and help.
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Mitral Valve Prolapse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com provides a great article detailing mitral valve prolapse. Describes what it is and shows a chart to help. Discusses how mitral valve prolapse is diagnosed and evaluated, along with possible symptoms.
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Pancreatic Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
You may choose from a list of questions, located at the top of the page, relating to Pancreatic Cancer to help you understand or further understand cancer of the pancreas.
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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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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Official Website of the Nobel Prize

For Students 9th - 10th
Home on the web of the Nobel Prize and the foundation that sponsors the awards, given annually, for outstanding contributions in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The site features current winners each year. You will...
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Acupuncture

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the practice of Chinese traditional medicine known as acupuncture. Contains a good sized article with helpful information along with links to related articles and additional resources.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native American Cultures Across the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore different aspects of the cultures of the First Americans in this lesson plan. Stereotypes are often associated with Native Americans through movies and in the context of the Thanksgiving holiday. Specific information and...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
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University of California

Uci Heart Disease Prevention Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website and read articles on heart-disease prevention and medical research. Addressing topics such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diet, this website provides help for everyone concerned about their cardiovascular...
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Animal Doc

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come help out the animal doc. Choose a topic, and read about how a real veterinarian handled a specific animal case. Learn about a wide variety of animal topics on this fun, interactive page.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Strokes

For Students 9th - 10th
This patient education module will help you understand the causes of strokes and how you can prevent them.
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Other

The Affective Deficit

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarly paper giving a comprehensivewe defense of the idea that a chronic affective deficit is the main cause of non-infectious illnesses and behavior dysfunctions. The authors believe that this is an example of how Biopsychology can...
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Pharmaceutical Business

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the pharmaceutical business. Learn about everything from medicine research and development to human resource concerns for a drug manufacturing company. Some interactive illustrations and suggested...
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Other

University of Kansas: Update in Gastroenterology

For Students 9th - 10th
This Annals of Internal Medicine site was created by the Department of Medicine from the University of Kansas to help you to stay updated with all of the current information that they have on gastroenterology
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Pool Medical Patents, Save Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover how evolution affects your world and how understanding evolution can help solve problems in medicine, agriculture, and the environment. Investigate the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.