Students will discuss the special considerations that must be made when dealing with the human body, and will gain an appreciation for the amazing devices that have improved our quality of life. They will also explore how 'Form Fits Function'. This lesson should serve as a starting point for students to begin to ponder how the medical devices in their everyday lives actually work.

Concepts

biomedical engineering, corrosion, engineering, stem

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Additional Tags

form fits function, medical devices, surgical instruments, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, anatomy and physiology of body, medical instruments

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)