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"Every student needs to learn about the demon under the microscope.
I teach a career pathways class comprised of juniors and seniors. This is a year long class with a half-semester focus on MRSA, the staph that is resistant to antibiotics. I teach at an Expeditionary Learning School, which means... " MORE "Every student needs to learn about the demon under the microscope.
I teach a career pathways class comprised of juniors and seniors. This is a year long class with a half-semester focus on MRSA, the staph that is resistant to antibiotics. I teach at an Expeditionary Learning School, which means that supplemental to our core subjects, we offer courses that expand the students' knowledge beyond the classroom to the community in which we live. Career Pathways is a new addition to our class offerings and supplies are limited to Internet resources such as labs or news articles. I would like to expand these resources to include The Demon Under the Microscope, to not only satisfy the expectations of an expeditionary learning environment, but to also increase literacy in this subject area. My students each need a copy of The Demon Under the Microscope to be able to take home and study out of the classroom. This book explains the history of the discovery of the first antibiotic. It will give them a foundation for their studies of the immune system, bacteriology, and antibiotics. It will offer exposure to new types of reading material, and spark their interest in health careers and research.
As a final project for this book, my students, with the help of a community volunteer, will construct posters to inform the public about MRSA and other superbugs. At the request of the director of our local public health clinic, these posters will be displayed in the clinic lobby. In effect, this project will reach many more people than just my students. Your donation will empower my students to take an active interest in their own health and that of their family and friends not only now, but in years to come. Your donation will provide an increase in the level of literacy, and will also make reading about health careers interesting. My students need a class set of "The Demon Under the Microscope". HIDELive Updates
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Scott C. (associate)
on Jul 19, 2008
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