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Curriculum
Overview: |
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Presentation for Veterinarians |
Three follow-up lessons for Teachers |
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Nutrition and
Bone |
Exercise and
Bone |
Bone
Experiment Design |
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Objectives |
Students will:
1. Understand how orthopedics illustrates the way veterinary medicine
intersects with scientific research.
2. Learn some basic anatomy & physiology of bones and joints.
3. Understand the
concept of bone remodeling.
4. Understand how bone
fractures are diagnosed through orthopedic examination and imaging
techniques and learn treatment options & normal/abnormal fracture
healing.
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The students will:
1. Learn how proper nutrition impacts bone development.
2. Learn how nutritional imbalances can lead to bone disorders
(developmental orthopedic disease in large-breed dogs and human
rickets).
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Students will:
1. Understand how exercise affects bone development and remodeling.
2. Learn about how exercise affects bone disorders.
3. Compare pet’s exercise regimen to own exercise regimen.
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Students will:
1. Apply the scientific method to research design.
2. Design a pre-clinical or clinical study on some aspect of
orthopedics.
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Major Content |
Normal bone anatomy/function.
Types of fractures.
Orthopedic exam.
Orthopedics in research.
Comparative orthopedics in human anatomy. |
Roles of protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, + minerals in bone
development .
Example: bone diseases resulting from improper nutrition (Developmental
Orthopedic Diseases)
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Exercise requirements.
Exercise ideas.
Exercise benefits.
Effects of lack of exercise in bone conditions (example: anti-gravity
effects on astronauts)
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Purposes of research studies
(surgical technique/appliance approval, etc.).
Research study types, components, etc. |
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Props,
special resources/ supporting material |
Radiographs.
Pre-op & post-op videos of dog.
Bone and joint models.
Surgery tools.
Intra-medullary pins. |
Dog food label.
PowerPoint on Bone Nutrition. |
PowerPoint on value of exercise for bones.
Video of canine in a water treadmill. |
PowerPoint slide shows:
1. History of artificial joints.
2. Scientific method.
3. Orthopedics in clinical studies. |
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Activities/
demos |
Orthopedic exam on live animal. |
Hill’s Pet Fit website.
Compare animal and human food labels. Conduct rickets Web Quest
(instructions & links provided). |
Hill’s Pet Fit website - Exercise regimen for pet at home. |
Design and present a clinical study (group project). |
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Student
assessment |
Jeopardy quiz. |
Grade food label report.
Grade Web Quest (rubric included). |
Assess how students can apply to own exercise regimen. |
Grade clinical study design and class presentation. |
