1A The Scientific World View #1 When similar investigations give different results, the scientific challenge is to judge whether the differences are trivial or significant, and it often takes further studies to decide.... 1A The Scientific World View #2 Scientific knowledge is subject to modification as new information challenges prevailing theories and as a new theory leads to looking at old observations in a new way.... 1A The Scientific World View #3 Some scientific knowledge is very old and yet is still applicable today.... 1B Scientific Inquiry #1 Scientists differ greatly in what phenomena they study and how they go about their work.... 1C The Scientific Enterprise #5 In research involving human subjects, the ethics of science require that potential subjects be fully informed about the risks and benefits associated with the research and of their right to refuse to participate.... 1C The Scientific Enterprise #7 Accurate record-keeping, openness, and replication are essential for maintaining an investigator's credibility with other scientists and society....

	6E Physical Health #2 Toxic substances, some dietary habits, and personal behavior may be bad for one's health.... 6E Physical Health #3 Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites may infect the human body and interfere with normal body functions.... 6E Physical Health #4 White blood cells engulf invaders or produce antibodies that attack them or mark them for killing by other white cells....

	8F Health Technology #1 Sanitation measures such as the use of sewers, landfills, quarantines, and safe food handling are important in controlling the spread of organisms that cause disease....

	10I Discovering Germs #1 Throughout history, people have created explanations for disease.... 10I Discovering Germs #2 Pasteur wanted to find out what causes milk and wine to spoil.... 10I Discovering Germs #3 Pasteur found that infection by disease organisms germs caused the body to build up an immunity against subsequent infection by the same organisms.... 10I Discovering Germs #4 Changes in health practices have resulted from the acceptance of the germ theory of disease.... 10I Discovering Germs #5 In medicine, as in other fields of science, discoveries are sometimes made unexpectedly, even by accident....

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Your Health: The Science Inside

http://healthlit.org/scienceInside/documents/YourHealth.pdf


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Part of The Science Inside series, this booklet on biomedical research talks about how far health and scientific research has come in the last 150 years, making diseases like malaria and measles much less threatening than they once were. It discusses the role science-based research has played in combating disease and the challenges society faces in continuing that fight. It also goes into detail about clinical trials and the role volunteers play in them. Additional resources, a bibliography, and a glossary are also included.

All of the booklets in The Science Inside series can be used to help students build important health literacy skills, such as understanding important preventative health measures; understanding basic health information with a goal towards utilizing it to make appropriate health decisions; and understanding national and international public health and safety issues. Parts 1 and 2 of the booklet would be particularly helpful in instruction related to the Discovering Germs learning goals at the 6-8 level from Benchmarks for Science Literacy. The opening section presents a simple scenario that asks readers to consider changes that have resulted due to medical advances in the past 150 years. The second part goes on to discuss in more specific detail the changes that have improved the health status of modern humans, including the discovery of the role of germs, the improvement in treatment and detection of common illnesses, and the role of technology. Parts 3 and 4 are particularly helpful in studies related to the Nature of Science benchmarks. Part 3 discusses the role of science-based medicine and the development of modern medical research. Part 4 discusses the challenges that yet remain.

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Created :03/06/2008