Diagnosis for Classroom Success, Student Edition: Making Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive - PB338XS

“When I entered the teaching profession, I was stunned by the lack of interest my high school students had in science education. The traditional model of teaching science, often referred to as ‘chalk-and-talk'with the occasional laboratory mixed in, was not working. The vast majority of my students were not going home and reading the textbooks. I knew I had to make the most of our face-to-face time.” —Author Nicole Maller After conducting research at a rigorous medical school, your students arrive for their first day of hospital duty only to be confronted with four sick patients, each with a different mystery ailment. How can your teams of student-physicians come up with the correct diagnoses? This attention-grabbing narrative and the corresponding role-plays are the basis of Diagnosis for Classroom Success: Making Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive. This high school curriculum gets your students deeply involved in inquiry-based science as it acquaints them with major body systems, sickle cell anemia, HIV, pregnancy, and diabetes. The Student Edition guides students while they examine medical records, form hypotheses, and conduct simulated lab tests. By blending the power of story with engaging investigations, Diagnosis for Classroom Success will cure what ails your lecture-weary biology classes. When I entered the teaching profession, I was stunned by the lack of interest my high school students had in science education. The traditional model of teaching science, often referred to as chalk-and-talk with the occasional laboratory mixed in, was not working. The vast majority of my students were not going home and reading the textbooks. I knew I had to make the most of our face-to-face time. Author Nicole Maller After conducting research at a rigorous medical school, your students arrive for their first day of hospital duty only to be confronted with four sick patients, each with a different mystery ailment. How can your teams of student-physicians come up with the correct diagnoses? This attention-grabbing narrative and the corresponding role-plays are the basis of Diagnosis for Classroom Making Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive. This high school curriculum gets your students deeply involved in inquiry-based science as it acquaints them with major body systems, sickle cell anemia, HIV, pregnancy, and diabetes. The Student Edition guides students while they examine medical records, form hypotheses, and conduct simulated lab tests. By blending the power of story with engaging investigations, Diagnosis for Classroom Success will cure what ails your lecture-weary biology classes. Contents 6 About the Author 8 Acknowledgments 10 1 - Earning Your White Coats: Medical School Research 12 2 - What’s Wrong With Me, Doc? Analyzing Medical Records 22 3 - Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 1: Urinalysis 36 4 - Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 2: Digestive By-Products and Body Mass Index Analysis 44 5 - Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 3: Blood Smears 54 6 - Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 4: HIV Test 60 7 - Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 5: Lung Capacity 68 8 - Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 6: Hormone Test 76 9 - Emergency! Lab 7: Performing Surgery 82 10 - The Ominous Phone Call 90 11 - Evaluating the Docs 92 Invitation to complete student survey 102 Index 104 This high school curriculum gets your students deeply involved in inquiry-based science as it acquaints them with major body systems, sickle cell anaemia, HIV, pregnancy, and diabetes. The Student Edition guides students while they examine medical records, form hypotheses, and conduct simulated lab tests.