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Curated OER

Making Logic Out of Madness

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders organize and interpret data from a student health program.  In this physical education lesson, 10th graders use a body composition analyzer over 8 weeks to determine the validity of a student health program. ...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Wilson Greatbatch: Medical Cardiac Pacemaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the inventor of the medical cardiac pacemaker, Wilson Greatbatch. This site provides a brief bio on Greatbatch, information on the invention's impact, and a portrait of the inventor.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Wilson Greatbatch

For Students 9th - 10th
Cardiac pacemaker inventor, Wilson Greatbatch, is featured in this brief biography.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Electricity, Frankenstein, & the Spark of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using an online exhibition, investigate how Mary Shelley's horror science fiction story, Frankenstein, reflects the knowledge and studies of electricity, and how those fictional ideas are used in modern medicine.
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National Academy of Engineering

Health Technologies Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a timeline of important medical inventions of the 20th century. Inventions include the first electrocardiograph, the first kidney dialysis machine, the first plastic contact lens, and the first artificial heart.

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