What’s Up, Doc?
| Subject: |
Health Care |
| Thematic Scenario: | What’s Up, Doc? |
| Contexts\Outcomes: | Students explore health care in other countries. |
| Learn from Selected Countries/Cultures: | Type of health care systems available in selected country. Knowledge of cultural medical practices. Prevalent health issues in selected country. Health insurance availability. |
| Strategies: | Pair or Group Activities: Student pairs compare and contrast health care system of selected country with USA. Student pairs compare health issues of of selected country with USA. Cooperative Learning: Students explore cultural medical practices specific to selected country Student groups make an exercise video specific to the culture of selected country Compare and Contrast: Students explore medical research conducted in selected country Students compare health insurance of selected country with several other countries |
| Assessments: | Graphic Organizers: Compare and contrast various issues. Written Project: Students select project from strategies mentioned above for written report. Oral Presentations: Student groups make an exercise video meeting checklist criteria. Students give presentation explaining cultural medical practices from selected country. |
| Resources: | Internet resources/research Library resources/research Videotapes |