Mr. Tornado Saves Lives!! (K-2)
What is a tornado? How do scientists, such as Dr. Fujita, save people from natural hazards, such as tornadoes?
View ArticleWho Invented the 3-Point Seatbelt? Engineer Nils Bohlin (K-1)
Introduce your young students to engineer, Nils Bohlin. His invention has saved millions of lives. Students will learn about physics, Newton’s First Law of Motion, and the scale of bigger numbers.
View ArticleGr 4-6 Improving Lives by Saving Sight
Students can learn the anatomy of the human eye while appreciating the work of Dr. Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist and laser scientist who advocated for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure.
View ArticleGr 3-12 Bellringer-Have You Ever Heard of Goiter?
Learn how scientists came up with a simple solution for a serious problem.
View ArticleGrades 4-8 A Brief History of CPR
Students will practice data collection, graphing skills, and make a timeline using the life-saving technique, CPR.
View ArticleGr 4-8 Unveiling the Invisible – X-rays and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
How have x-rays improved our lives? What is the electromagnetic spectrum? What are the different types of waves on the EM spectrum and which ones carry more energy?
View ArticleGr 5-8 Antimalarial Drugs, a Lesson in Natural Selection
Anti-malarial drugs have saved an estimated 50 million lives. However, scientists must continually find new ones because of natural selection.
View ArticleGr 6-8 The Big Stink
Students will read about the famous sanitation crisis of 1858 London and the importance of proper sewage systems in our cities.
View ArticleScienceClash 2024!!!
What's the greatest scientific innovation of all time? Join us on social media to discuss and debate humanity's all-time best life savers.
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