Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Paging Dr. A-Team

Originally posted 11/03/11



As I've said before, CLC is a project-based school.  We aren't talking about the "let me give you a topic and you create a diorama" kind of projects that I made so many of during my years of middle school, oh so long ago.  The projects these students do are much more in depth and usually require some form of technology, a whole lot of creativity, and a lot of time.


Each of the four classrooms have 4 big projects they do throughout the year, one each quarter. So, the next few blogs will be showcasing the projects done during the 1st Quarter, which is quickly coming to a close.


We'll start with the A-Team (Amy and Amanda), one of our 5th/6th grade classrooms.
1st Quarter Project: 
The A-Team is going to Medical School!  Plan of action: attend Pre-Med School, graduate to Med School, Intern, become a Resident, then move up to Attending Physician with the ultimate goal of becoming Chief of Staff.
I got to sit in on some of the presentations done by the interns/residents and I have to say it was impressive! iMovies, Flash, and Fireworks were the types of programs students used to show information on their topics as they talked.  Each group had the task of educating their peers on the parts and problems of each system, which can be difficult considering the medical terms and names of some system parts/diseases are hard to understand and pronounce. However, they all did a fantastic job of relaying that information in terms that were very easy to understand.  I learned about the muscle system (fun fact: the gluteus maximus is the biggest muscle of the body), the endocrine system, and the urinary system (fun fact: urine enters the bladder every 10 seconds!).
Up next, the newly promoted attending physicians will create patient scenarios for their fellow peers to try and diagnose as they all attempt to advance through the ranks and become Chief of Staff.


Good luck Doctors!

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