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Planning for Disaster STEM Integrated Project
Students will explore and identify roles of the health care workers regarding man-made or natural disasters, active threats, and health emergencies in their area. Students will form a School Disaster Plan based on natural disasters or hazards that may threaten their school. Students will gain experience categorizing patients using color tags duri…
Creating a Public Health Plan PBL Project
This project consists of a series of four lesson plans and serves as an introduction to the fundamental functions of the public health system. The relationship between the public health system and individual health will also be evaluated through the lens of public health best practices and procedures. The Public Health Plan project provides studen…
Diabetes - A National Epidemic? PBL Project
Diabetes has become a National Epidemic. 9.4% of the American population or 30.3 million people had diabetes. It is just as high amongst our senior citizens. It is expected that 1.5 million Americans will be diagnosed annually. 193,000 under the age of 20 are diagnosed with diabetes. And finally, of those diagnosed with diabetes over 55% are m…
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Healthy Lifestyle STEM Integrated Project
This unit focuses on the various components of a healthy lifestyle which include nutrition and exercise and their benefits to body systems/homeostasis. Moreover, students will research the adverse effects of poor health choices in conjunction with the critical analysis of The Great Gatsby. The culminating project: Student teams will research, cre…
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Basic Life Support for Adults, Adolescents/Children, Infants, and AED Use PBL Project
Basic Life Support (BLS) Project Overview The Basic Life Support Overview is a lesson plan series that takes students from Adult to Pediatric resuscitative protocols as given by the International Red Cross. Red Cross protocols were chosen as they are not subject to copyright restrictions for education use with proper attribution cited throughout.…
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To Vape or Not to Vape PBL Project
In this age of flavored smoke and e-cigarettes, we need to help our students take a critical look at this new type of smoking and ask themselves this vital question: Is "vaping" bad for you? In this project, students will attempt to determine if vaping e-cigarettes are indeed harmful to your health. Throughout these lessons, students will: -Iden…
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Prevent the Spread - All About the Immune System PBL Project
Description: You never hear anyone cheering "Let’s hear it for leukocytes!", but these tiny but mighty cells are just one component of the system that protects the body from infection. The immune system is something that most people, take for granted. They don't understand that there is an intricate system inside the body, a layer of defenses, whic…
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Infection Control Community Teaching PBL Project
There are four lessons in this project. In lesson one, students will acquire the knowledge of the similarities and differences of bacteria and viruses. In lesson two, students will be introduced to the first defense against diseases, which is handwashing. Students will identify and recall the terminology connected to this lesson. The lesson will co…
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How Real is the Ebola Epidemic? STEM Integrated Project
This project aims to educate students on the facts about the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). It also discusses the issues surrounding the disease and its implications on the health services and protocol in West Africa and the United States. This project can be finished in 2-3 weeks depending on the depth of discussion in class. Each lesson has an asses…
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Gas or Electric Vehicle? Environmental Impact, Safety and Economics of Gas vs. Electric Cars PBL Project
Money being equal, would you purchase a gas or electric car? Many times, the purchase decisions we make come by without thinking of their history or impact on the environment and society. One of the biggest purchases many people will make will be purchasing a car. This decision is at times solely based on aesthetics or performance. Throughout this…
Vehicle Maintenance PBL Project
In this fast paced world we live in today, managing your personal and professional lives can be hectic. If you do not have your own mode of transportation life can be rough. To make your life easier you should find your own way of transportation. Purchasing a vehicle is one of the largest investments you will be make. Throughout the course of this…
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Automotive Technology Maintenance Consumables PBL Project
Automotive Technology Maintenance Consumables (ATMC) Automotive Maintenance and Service is a foundation skill set required for proficiency in the Automotive Technology Industry Pathway. This lesson series addresses the approaches taken in addressing the upkeep and maintenance of automobiles and their engines from the standpoint of consumables (sp…
Designing Simple Structures Using Structural Analysis PBL Project
A universal concern across all building types and/or built structures is that of structural design. All Architects must have a grasp on an understanding of methods used to analyze simple structures, as doing so can enhance their design capabilities. In this project students will gain the knowledge of the following: > Load transfer mechanisms >Str…
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The Mechanics Of Movement: From Limbs to Levers STEM Integrated Project
This project combines Physics, Biology, and Construction Design to learn about limbs from insects to humans. The physics lessons begin with studying torque and how it causes rotation, following the with experimenting with levers and how to calculate the mechanical advantage. Work and energy of simple levers and how it can be applied to the human …
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Developing an Environmental Impact Report PBL Project
Assessing any given environment is incredibly important as we cannot always see what's truly there. Developing an Environmental Impact Report allows us analyze many components of a site (even the things that we cannot see) before we start a construction project. In this PBL Project, students will learn how to develop an Environmental Impact Repo…
