Leeches and Spiders and Toads, Oh, My! The Emergence of Modern Medicine

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Leeches and Spiders and Toads, Oh, My! The Emergence of Modern Medicine

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In this lesson, students will learn about the basic ideas and beliefs about medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries, understand the development of medical science over that time, be able to see how poverty and disease were linked, be able to debunk many myths about health that arose in that time period, and have some empathy for families who struggled with illness in those days.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12, Higher education

Subject:

Process Skills, United States History, History, Writing (composition), Science, Disease

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

The National First Ladies' Library

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Keywords:

Poverty, Infections, Medicine, Mortality, Doctors, Illness, Sanitation, Diseases, Remedies, 18th century America, Physicians, 19th century America

Mediator:

College/University instructors, Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

The National First Ladies' Library

Contributor:

Averil McClelland

Is Part Of:

http://www.firstladies.org/curriculum/choose.aspx

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

History, Language Arts, English, Science

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Educational Technology Standards & Expectations (2005)

Social, Ethical, and Human Issues

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and nonprint texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

Conforms To

Educational Technology Standards & Expectations (2005)

Technology Research Tools

Conforms To

HCPS III Science (2005)

Physical Science

Standard 2: The Scientific Process: NATURE OF SCIENCE—Understand that science, technology, and society are interrelated

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Conforms To

Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks Revised 2000 (2000)

Strand 1: Time, Continuity, and Change

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