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How Does Cancer Spread Through the Body? Instructional VideoHow Does Cancer Spread Through the Body? Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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7th - 12th
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Science
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Media Length
4:44
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2014
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How Does Cancer Spread Through the Body?

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Cancer's ability to quickly spread from one organ to the next makes it one of the most fatal diseases in recent history. Watch as this short video takes you on a trip into the microscopic world of cancer cells, exploring the different pathways they take as they travel through the human body.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, diseases, the immune system, the lymphatic system, blood, human body systems, cells, the human body

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • View this video as a supplement to a biology unit on human body systems
  • In your flipped classroom, use this presentation and accompanying assessment as a homework assignment
  • Introduce a research project on different types of cancer by beginning with this video

Pros

  • Engaging animations visually support the scientific content presented in the video
  • Teachers are able to develop their own customized lessons based on the video
  • A short assessment with five multiple choice and three free-responses questions is included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.4 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.4 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9

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