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The Pink Eye of Death– A Medical Mystery

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Edgy Instruction

SciFri · The Pink Eye of Death Your Mission Step 1: Listen to Dr. Judy Melinek describe this baffling case from the link above (or read the transcript below): Here’s the case: A 30-year-old man goes into an emergency room and … Continue reading →

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Medical Mystery PBL for Anatomy & Physiology- Integumentary System

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Edgy Instruction

Let’s Investigate Our Patient’s Diagnosis…. For our study of the Integumentary System in our Medical Mystery PBL, I told the students that their patient had visited his/her family doctor and had been tentatively diagnosed with an unusual skin disorder. I … Continue reading →

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Medical Mystery PBL For Anatomy & Physiology- DAY 2

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Edgy Instruction

Body Cavities & Membranes- The topic for Day 2! On day 1 of this year-long PBL, my Anatomy & Physiology classes did “Patient Intake” where they filled out all the necessary paperwork for their “patient” and assembled the anterior (ventral) … Continue reading →

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Medical Mystery PBL for Anatomy & Physiology

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Edgy Instruction

How do you keep 120 teenagers engaged in a memorization-heavy class? This is a question that has kept me awake many nights! My Anatomy and Physiology classes are really large this year. I have 4 sections and close to 120 … Continue reading →

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The Complicated Patient: An Authentic PBL for High School Anatomy

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Edgy Instruction

What’s more fun than an autopsy? If you read my previous post (read it here )on the big review PBL I wrote for my Anatomy students (& will use to review A&P in Forensics as well), you know how much my … Continue reading →

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Anatomy Practicals- Stackables that Teach: A Life-Sized Human Body Project- The Nervous System!

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Edgy Instruction

The Struggle Continues….. My students struggle because most anatomical diagrams are small and can be difficult for them to analyze. My class created big bodies with basic organs from an outline I drew for their Gallery Walk  at the conclusion … Continue reading →

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Need Inspiration for an Interdisciplinary PBL for High School Students? Check Out What Our Students Did!

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Edgy Instruction

Etowah students explore DNA, databases, and the Fourth Amendment By Caylie Moore / Special to The Times Posted Feb 9, 2019 at 9:58 PMUpdated Feb 9, 2019 at 9:58 PM    The teachers of Etowah High School have come together to give their senior class the learning experience of a … Continue reading →

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