Lesson 8: Laboratory Field Trip

Suggested Time: 60 minutes
Overview
Students will visit a medical laboratory or medical imaging center, and learn about the various equipment, machines, and tools that are used there. Then, each student will select a machine or piece of equipment to study and report back on its history, how it’s made, function in the laboratory, and other approaches to that same function.
Vocabulary (may vary)
Objectives
Required Project Materials
Multimedia Resources
Optional Multimedia Resources
Before the Lesson/ Background Information
The Lesson
Part 1: Field Trip (60 - 120 mins) 
  1. Instruct students to come up with questions for the laboratory technician or other staff guide.
  2. Provide safety lecture and equipment.
  3. Each student will write a list of vocabulary and definitions.
  4. Instruct each student to select a machine or piece of equipment in the laboratory. They will need to conduct their own research and write a short one-page report on the history, material, and function of that equipment during the next class session. Where possible, they should also include any alternative or new approaches to dealing with this function.
Homework:
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