Surgical Techniques
Surgical Techniques(I2)
Topic: Genetics, DNA & The Human Body
Developed By: New York Hall of Science
What is it really like to be a physician or surgeon? In this course, students will investigate how the body works by participating in a range of hands-on activities, such as dissections and construction of life-sized physiological system maps (skeletal, nervous, circulatory, immune). Students will conduct simulated surgeries, perform biopsies, and learn how to suture. They will also learn about important medical and surgical breakthroughs and practice the type of problem-based learning taught in medical school.
Course Schedule
4 hours per day | 20 hours per week | Student-Led Showcase
5 additional hours of curriculum available
Sample Activities
Throughout the week, students will step into the medical field and be presented with several patients and medical problems they will be asked to treat using knowledge gained from experiences like those listed below.
Intro to the ER
Students are presented with a scenario of a patient with sickle cell being brought in to the emergency room. This will act as the backdrop for learning about cells and DNA.
DNA Isolation
Students follow a procedure to isolate their own DNA.
Biopsy Simulation
Students perform their first surgical procedures by completing model biopsies and lumpectomies.
Blood Typing
Students learn how blood types are determined by parents and complete a model blood typing activity.
Sheep Brain Dissection
Students participate in the dissection of a sheep brain to observe parts of the brain.
Healthy and Sick Bones
Students learn about bone health and model some of the possible consequences of low bone density.
Setting Bones
Students cast a model broken bone.
Final Patient
Students are presented with a patient whose treatment will require them to apply their knowledge from throughout the course
Edheads
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Topic: Genetics, DNA & The Human Body
Developed By: New York Hall of Science
What is it really like to be a physician or surgeon? In this course, students will investigate how the body works by participating in a range of hands-on activities, such as dissections and construction of life-sized physiological system maps (skeletal, nervous, circulatory, immune). Students will conduct simulated surgeries, perform biopsies, and learn how to suture. They will also learn about important medical and surgical breakthroughs and practice the type of problem-based learning taught in medical school.
Course Schedule
4 hours per day | 20 hours per week | Student-Led Showcase
5 additional hours of curriculum available
Sample Activities
Throughout the week, students will step into the medical field and be presented with several patients and medical problems they will be asked to treat using knowledge gained from experiences like those listed below.
Intro to the ER
Students are presented with a scenario of a patient with sickle cell being brought in to the emergency room. This will act as the backdrop for learning about cells and DNA.
DNA Isolation
Students follow a procedure to isolate their own DNA.
Biopsy Simulation
Students perform their first surgical procedures by completing model biopsies and lumpectomies.
Blood Typing
Students learn how blood types are determined by parents and complete a model blood typing activity.
Sheep Brain Dissection
Students participate in the dissection of a sheep brain to observe parts of the brain.
Healthy and Sick Bones
Students learn about bone health and model some of the possible consequences of low bone density.
Setting Bones
Students cast a model broken bone.
Final Patient
Students are presented with a patient whose treatment will require them to apply their knowledge from throughout the course
Edheads
http://edheads.org/