Grades 2 to 5
What we hear, we forget.
What we see, we remember.
What we do, we understand.
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Introduction and Lesson Plans
Most children go to their doctor regularly. Some
have visited or stayed in a hospital. They know that doctors and nurses can
offer treatment or give them medications that will make them feel better. By
following the doctor's directions they will probably recover quickly and return
to their life of school and play.
But how did the doctor know what was wrong with
them? How did she/he know what illness or condition caused so much pain and
discomfort? How did the doctor know what medicines or treatment would help? How
did the doctor know what medicines were safe to prescribe? And why, with all
these wonderful treatments, are there still times when doctors can't make people
feel better?
Building on a child's personal knowledge and experience is one of the most effective ways
of making science "come alive" for young people. By learning how
scientists perform medical research in laboratories, children can better
understand how and why doctors are able to help people to get well.
What does a laboratory look like? What does a
scientist do in the laboratory? How do other people help scientists in their
work? What materials and equipment do scientists need to conduct their
investigations? How do animals help scientists in this work? The Let's
Visit A Research Laboratory tool can provide you with helpful
illustrations to answer these questions and inspire classroom discussion and
activities.
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Invite your students to explore a real research
laboratory. How can you make your own classroom into a learning laboratory?
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