TEACHER ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES

Curriculum

Cast Your Net: Adventures With Blood

Topic: Blood

Overview:

Students will discover contributions made to the study of blood throughout history; noting how these advanced scientific knowledge. Students will examine and identify parts of the blood, antigens, antibodies, and blood types, and also infer how genes and chromosomes determine blood types.

Lesson 1: Blood: What Is It?

Activity 1A: P.L.E.P: Parts of Blood

Activity 1B: Gammagauntlet: Fighting Infection

Activity 1C: Thrombolina Casts Her Nets: Blood Clotting Activity Suggestion

Lesson 2: Plasma Scope: History

Activity 2A: Bloody Discoveries through Time: History of Blood Transfusions

Activity 2B: Circulating Through Time

Lesson 3: I Want Your Blood: Blood Transfusions

Activity 3A: “Hey, What's Your Type?”

Activity 3B: Why Opposites Attract: Blood Agglutination

Activity 3C - Part 1: Born of Blood: Craft Stick Chromosomes

Activity 3C - Part 2: Born of Blood: Chromosome Chronicles

Activity 3C - Part 3: Born of Blood: Fun Punns

Activity 3C - Part 4: Born of Blood: Inheritance of Blood Types

Activity 3D: Pre-Hardy-Weinberg

Activity 3E: “Where in the World is Your Blood Type?”

Activity 3F: B.O.A. Responder: Safe and Unsafe Transfusions Activity Suggestion

Activity 3G: Safety of the Blood Supply Activity Suggestion

Activity 3H: Organ Donation-It’s Gotta Match! Activity Suggestion

Lesson 4: Plasmalympics: Cleaning Your Blood

Activity 4A: Plasmalympics: Cleaning Your Blood Take Me To Your Liver Activity Suggestion

Activity 4B: Race for the Pure: Blood Cleansing in the Kidneys

Lesson 5: E.L.P. Me! Blood Disorders

Activity 5A: E.L.P. Me! Blood Disorders Activity Suggestion

Activity 5B: Anemia Activity Suggestion

Activity 5C: Leukemia Activity Suggestion

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