ERIC Number: EJ907055
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 7
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See the Math behind the Medicine
Saunders, Marnie M.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v16 n4 p240-246 Nov 2010
To promote math and science, this author designed an activity to show students that biomedical fields are within their reach. The activity has three distinct goals: (1) To introduce the field of biomedical engineering to students and encourage them in these career pursuits; (2) To give them hands-on experience conducting a biomechanical test; and (3) To use math and science to analyze data and answer a real-world question: Does knotting a suture (the fiber used to stitch an incision closed) strengthen or weaken it? This article describes how this activity was implemented at the fifth-grade level. It also describes how to develop and implement a suture activity for a high school classroom. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Grade 5, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Class Activities, Teaching Methods, High Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Data Analysis, Personal Narratives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 5; High Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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