 This
curriculum (suitable for grades 5-9) consists of online
presentation materials for classroom visits by practicing
veterinarians and instructional follow-up lessons by
teachers. The goal is to use students’ natural interest in
animals to help motivate them to learn science. The purpose
is not to promote veterinary medicine directly, but rather
use it as a hook to capitalize on the inherent interest and
curiosity that students already have for animals. The
specific goal of this program, funded by a Science Education
Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Center for
Research Resources at the National Institute of Health, is
to promote public understanding of the use of animals in
biomedical research and of the clinical trial research
process.
A variety of themes is available, each of which relates to
areas of activity that are commonly found in a veterinary
clinic but also relates to human and animal health. Thus,
veterinarians are able to use props, demos, and anecdotes
related to real-world health activities and integrate these
into science instruction according to our
Educational Philosophy. Following veterinarian’s
visits, standard-based science instruction takes place in
the form of follow-up lessons (usually three) by teachers.
Lessons and classroom visits emphasize biomedical and
physical science in an attempt to promote understanding of
the research (basic, animal, and human clinical trials) and
development process upon which modern medicine, both
veterinary and human, depends. Instructions for
veterinarians and for teachers, as well as all lesson plans,
are available for download. All instructional
materials are available at no charge.
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