lit k 12 sci-health
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Using Literature to Explore Science and Health
Rachel Vukas, MLS
Kansas/Technology Coordinator
NN/LM MCR
University of Kansas Medical Center
Objectives
Be more aware of age appropriate health information from NLM
Be able to identify NLM resources for lesson plans and other educational activities
What Teachers Want
• Reliable and safe places for kids to go and conduct research
• Plain language text that is easy for students at various reading levels to understand
• Lesson plans that relate to concepts within their curriculum
Our Approach
Development
Outreach Evaluation
Needs
Lesson Plans
Background information and resources related to specific topic
National standards
Learning outcomes
Step-by-step procedures
All classroom materials
NLM Digital Projects & Online Exhibitions
10 online exhibits, grade ranges K –12+
Have lesson plans, online activities and resources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/digitalprojects.html
NLM Online Exhibition Program
Medicine & the Arts
Educational Resources
Harry Potter’s World Lesson Plans
Multi-disciplinary
– literature, science and history
English lesson plans
– Bogart & Fear in Harry Potter
Science lesson plans
– Genetic Traits in Harry Potter
Frankenstein Exhibit
Ties literature and popular culture with scientific discovery
Materials include YouTube link to clip original Frankenstein film
Lesson focuses on “new” science of electricity
More Exhibition Program Topics
Science & Society
– Surviving & Thriving: AIDS, Politics & Culture
Patients & Practitioners
– Healing the Nation: Stories from the Civil War
The Technology of Medicine
– The Once and Future Web: Worlds Woven by Telegraph and Internet
Careers
Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians
Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons
Digital Projects
Profiles in Science -http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov
Turning the Pages Online -http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/v2/
K-12 Science and Health Education
K-12 Science and Health Education
K-12 Science and Health Education
Earth Day Lesson Plans
K-12 Science and Health Education
Resources
NLM Digital Projects
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/digitalprojects.html
NLM Exhibition Program
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/index.html
Resources, cont.
Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine
More Info: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/harrypotter.html
View Site –http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/
Resources, cont.
Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/frankenstein/index.html
“And there’s the humor of it” –Shakespeare and the Four Humors
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/shakespeare/index.html
Resources, cont.
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health & Illness
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/
Profiles in Science
http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov
Turning the Pages Online
http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/v2/
Resources, cont.
K-12 Science and Health Education
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/k12.html
Resources for Teachers Handout
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/teachersflyer.pdf
