Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Health Sciences: An Overview

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This lesson is an introduction to the Allied Health Sciences. In this lesson, students review different possibilities and careers in the health sciences and take a first-person role as a first responder. Students follow the case of a young skateboarder from accident to recovery.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Primary Source

Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Respiration

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In this lesson, the skateboard accident patient is transported to the Emergency Room. Students take the role of a young allied health professional and complete a lab on respiratory distress that connects body systems and illustrates how laboured breathing can impact heart rate. You will also consider whether you might be interested in becoming an EMT.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, The Skeletal System

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In this lesson, students learn a standardized splinting technique, review the different types of  broken bones, and learn about x-rays. This lesson also introduces the careers of x-ray technician and radiologist.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Primary Source

Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Exploring the Emergency Room

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In this lesson, students review different types of careers and events that take place in the emergency room and get a good look at the brain and its functions. Students continue to follow the medical journey of the skateboarder and his experience with getting a CT scan.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System. 

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Skin - Our Body’s Largest Organ

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In this lesson, students take the role of physician assistant who specializes in surgery. In this role, the students will learn how to take care of the skateboard patient as a surgeon. The lesson also discusses how the skin heals and more deeply about the physician assistant career.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Primary Source

Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Blood and the Human Body

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Discuss a phlebotomist's role with the students. A phlebotomist is a health professional responsible for collecting blood samples from patients. In this lesson, students will learn some basics about blood and explore the career of a phlebotomist and their role in the dayto-day operations of a doctor's office or medical lab.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System. 

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, The Operating Room and Disease Risk

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This lesson focuses on learning about infections and how they spread. Students will see the role of a healthcare professional in hospitals in protecting themselves and their patients from infection. Students assume the role of sterilization technician, the behind the scenes person in the operating room who works to keep the equipment sterile. They also explore healthcareassociated infections and explore the differences between viruses and bacteria.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Primary Source

Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Biomechanics

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Biomechanics is the application of the principles of mechanics (physics) to the living body. The body’s skeletomuscular system is comprised of levers that give it mechanical advantage when working with the force of gravity to produce movement. In this lesson, students explore the action of levers and how the body is made up of many levers.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Occupational Therapy

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IIn this lesson, students meet up with the skateboarder and explore about the sixth sense of proprioception. Students also dive into the occupational therapist career and learn the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Mental Health and Healing

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This lesson focuses on emotions that the patient, family, and community members experience in a hospital setting post-accident. To address these emotions as a social worker, students practice active listening and communication skills to de-escalate situations when they become heightened to the point of verging on violence. Note: Many schools have social workers on their campuses; consider partnering with your school social worker to deliver this lesson. They can provide additional information on the different types of careers available to social workers. They may also have additional information on active listening and de-escalation skills and strategies.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Safety and Epidemiology

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In this lesson, students explore the field of epidemiology as a health data analyst at the Centers for Disease Control. The lesson revolves around the example of a skateboarder who is resistant to using helmets when engaging in sports activities that have a risk of violent impact to the head—skating, skiing, and cycling and similar injury prone sports. Students learn the importance of wearing helmets by looking at data on death and injury from not wearing helmets.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons, Lessons, Health Sciences Closure

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This lesson begins with some questions designed to help the students recall the work they’ve done and what they’ve learned throughout this Allied Health Sciences unit. The students will engage in a reflective portfolio assignment and share their final thoughts with their classmates in Flipgrid.The Facilitator Guide resource provides the details and necessary preparation to enable users to complete the lesson. The .zip file contains the SCORM driver and content to be uploaded into a Learning Management System.

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Author: Jobs for the Future (JFF)