Track biomedicine advances from the early 1800s to today! Young scholars learn about groundbreaking discoveries in medicine throughout history in the 34th installment of a larger Crash Course History of Science series. The lesson mentions important breakthroughs such as vaccines, penicillin production, and blood banks.

Concepts

biomedical engineering, medicine, the history of medicine, the cold war

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as an introduction to the history of biomedicine
• Create a timeline mapping the advances mentioned in the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Consider monitoring YouTube comments in making the video available for independent viewing

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Packs a large amount of information in a short video
• Presenter shows excitement for the topic which increases engagement

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7