Trilliumlady Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 My DS will be 8th next year. He is in MP Online MS Science 1 now with Mrs. Peterson and thoroughly enjoyed the History of Medicine section. He’s requesting a course next year that might be able to continue this interest. I have been looking and am finding not much, unfortunately. It would be difficult for me right now to come up with a self-made course and figure out how to figure out assessing progress, etc, but I wouldn’t be TOTALLY opposed to the idea. Are there any suggestions anyone has found recently? Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 So does he want something about the *history* of medicine, or medicine/anatomy&physiology in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I’ve toyed with the idea of creating and teaching such a class 🙂. He might enjoy moving on to an Anatomy / Physiology class. There are no AP courses in medicine, but a solid foundation in chem, bio, and physics will serve him well if he’ interested in health sciences. For 8th grade, reading good books might be a good way to go. Guest Hollow has an high school anatomy curriculum - you could use their booklist, or use the curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliumlady Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 30 minutes ago, Malam said: So does he want something about the *history* of medicine, or medicine/anatomy&physiology in general? Well, it sounds like the history of medicine is the first request, then AP as a second alternative. So far what I have this afternoon is possibly MP Exploring Biology (since I already have it on my shelf for a quarter or so), then Ellen McHenry Cells and Brain, then the last few weeks of the year doing CPR/First Aid/teaching suturing/reading Quark Chronicles/not sure what else…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 There are tons of trade/living books on this topic. Do you want some suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliumlady Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 14 hours ago, Malam said: There are tons of trade/living books on this topic. Do you want some suggestions? I’d love some if you have a few off the top of your head, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) So please note that I don't know if the content or reading level is appropriate for your child, this is just a general list of books on this topic: Beyond the Zonules of Zinn Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera The Medical Detective: John Snow, Cholera and the Mystery of the Broad Street Pump The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine (gory!) Any/all the books by Atul Gawande or Oliver Sacks (particularly Hallucinations) When Breath Becomes Air (emotionally heavy) The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (and Mukherjee's other books, The Gene and The Song of the Cell) Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine Mütter Museum Historic Medical Photographs Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat: The Story of the Penicillin Miracle Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine Edited March 4, 2023 by Malam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliumlady Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Malam said: So please note that I don't know if the content or reading level is appropriate for your child, this is just a general list of books on this topic: Beyond the Zonules of Zinn Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera The Medical Detective: John Snow, Cholera and the Mystery of the Broad Street Pump The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine (gory!) Any/all the books by Atul Gawande or Oliver Sacks (particularly Hallucinations) When Breath Becomes Air (emotionally heavy) The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (and Mukherjee's other books, The Gene and The Song of the Cell) Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine Mütter Museum Historic Medical Photographs Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat: The Story of the Penicillin Miracle Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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