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Curriculum
Overview: |
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Presentation for Veterinarians |
Three follow-up lessons for Teachers |
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Sex Hormones |
Reproductive Cancers |
Neutering
Other Species |
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Objectives |
Students will be able to explain
the benefits of neutering. |
Students will be able to distinguish between estrogen and testosterone,
and explain their effects. |
Students will be able to:
1. Name the three most common types of reproductive cancers.
2. Explain two ways to prevent cervical cancer.
3. Explain what mammograms are and why older women need to have them.
4. Explain what chemotherapy is. |
Students will be able to explain the effects of:
1. Neutering farm animals and race horses.
2. Testosterone on muscle.
3. Anabolic steroid use in humans. |
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Major Content |
Advantages of neutering, surgical procedures, pet overpopulation, and
animal shelters |
Source and action of the two hormones, medical liability
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Explanation,
prevention, and treatment of testicular, cervical, and breast cancer |
Castration of other animal species and
anabolic steroid abuse by humans |
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Props,
special resources/ supporting material |
PowerPoints:
a. "Spaying and Castration"
b. "Cat and Dog Populations" |
1. Websites
2. PowerPoint, "Estrogen and Testosterone" |
1. PowerPoint, "Reproductive Cancers"
2. Pre and post-test worksheets |
1. Tutorial, "Neutering Farm Animals and Racehorses"
2. Worksheet, "Neutering of Farm Animals" |
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Activities/
demos |
Multiplication problems and graph representing population growth of cats
and dogs |
Informative essay or poster presentation on the corporate liability of
estrogen therapy |
Worksheets and class discussion/debate |
Class discussion/ debate of worksheet answers |
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Student
Assessment |
Grade the calculations and the graph. |
Grade the essay and/or poster.
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Grade the pre- and post-tests. |
Grade the worksheet. |
