Lesson 1 What Is a Medical Detective? Students will discover how healthcare professionals act as medical detectives in identifying, treating, and preventing injury and illness in their patients. Patient medical histories are examined and students investigate how these histories guide medical detectives to the correct diagnosis and treatment of a particular illness. Students also investigate and collect vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature. Finally, students research pathogens involved in food-borne illness and act as medical detectives in diagnosing and proposing a treatment plan for a patient with a mystery illness.
Lesson 2 Mysteries of the Human Body Systems This lesson introduces the human body as a compilation of body systems. Students investigate the nervous system, including brain anatomy and physiology. A mysterious illness prompts the students to explore the role of genetics in disease. Students investigate how mutations in DNA can cause disease and learn how genetic diseases are passed through families.
Lesson 3 Murder Mystery Lesson 3 begins with a murder victim found in an elevator and immerses the students in the world of crime scene investigators, medical examiners, and pathologists. Students have the opportunity to work through a virtual autopsy and explore how a suspect may be identified through DNA analysis in the process of solving the crime.