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Robert Boyle and Medical Reform in the 17th Century Lesson PlanRobert Boyle and Medical Reform in the 17th Century Lesson Plan
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Michael Hunter and Fiona Kisby
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7th - 11th
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Science
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Robert Boyle and Medical Reform in the 17th Century

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Introduce pupils to the work of Robert Boyle and his influence on medical practice through a series of informational texts and discussion questions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

boyle's law, medicine, the history of medicine, doctors

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Administer each section as part of a jigsaw reading or individual research assignment pertaining to seventeenth-century medical philosophy

Pros

  • Other topics covered include Claudius Galen, Galenism, and medical philosophy
  • Includes images of famous scientists and primary source documents

Cons

  • The resource is primarily a vague reference text that will require the teacher to supplement with much more research and instruction

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4

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