International Fair

Medical Ethics

Prepare Medical Ethics Questions

In preparation for next week's guest speaker's presentation on medical ethics, please prepare a question to ask the presenter. If you are having a hard time coming up with a question, look back over your reading assignment.

Your question could be about one of the following topics:

Informed consent

Confidentiality
Cultural concerns
Truth-telling
Beneficence
Non-maleficence

After you have decided on the question you will ask, leave your questions as a comment.

The History of the Fur Trade

Yesterday, we learned about the history of the fur trade from John Fierst. To review what we learned from him, please write a paragraph response to the following question:

What part of John's lecture did you find the most interesting?

Your response could be centered on the relationship with Native Americans, the trade routes, the competition between the fur companies, or any other topic John discussed.

You can write your response in Word, but when you are finished, post it as a comment on this blog by clicking the "Comment" link below.

Story of the Straits

1. After reading "The Story of the Straits, " comment on 5 points that you learned about the Straits of Mackinac.

2. Write two questions that you have for our guest, John Fierst, of the Clarke Historial Library at Central Michigan University. You will meet Mr. Fierst on Thursday. Your questions should be about early Michigan history.

The Digestive System

Yesterday, we learned about the digestive system from Mr. Tavener. To review what we learned from him, let's complete the following activities.

1.) Click this link and read the short article on the digestive system. After you have finished reading, take the short quiz at the end of the article. After you have taken the quiz, click the "Correct My Answers" button to test your knowledge.

2.) Click this link and first drag the organs to the correct place on the human body. After you have done this, click on the "Inside Story" button to learn more about each organ. Then click on the "Food Path" button and feed the person a couple of items, following them down the digestive path.

3.) For a fun activity, imagine a piece of raw, salted, fat pork being dangled into St. Martin's stomach. Write a brief description of what happens from the perspective of the piece of salted, fat, pork. Make sure to use the information and vocabulary from Mr. Tavener's discussion and your readings. Feel free to be creative and funny. Use dialog and descriptive language.

You can write your story in Word, but when you are finished, post it as a comment on this blog by clicking the "Comment" link below.

Our First Activity: Exploring Fort Mackinac

Welcome to the first online learning activity for the study of Dr. Beaumont.

In this activity, we are going to take a virtual tour through Fort Mackinac where Dr. Beaumont practiced medicine and the accident occurred.

How to Get There:

1.) First go to this website: http://kids.mackinacparks.com/

2.) Then click on the Virtual Mackinac link.

3.) A new page will load and then click on the red and blue box near the top right of the screen.

4.) After you have done this click on Fort Mackinac

Once You are There:

When you arrive at this page you will see a map of Fort of Mackinac with a variety of different green dots. These dots represent different building in Fort Mackinac.

Your mission is to identify the following:

1.) In which building did Dr. Beaumont live from 1820-1825?

2.) Which building was the warehouse for the fort's food supplies?

3.) Find the fort school house. Why do you think a school house was necessary in the fort?

4.) Where did the soldiers meet to for relaxing and having fun?

5.) What was the function of the parade ground?

Answer these questions by posting a comment.

Follow Up:

After you have completed the previous activity, click on this link and take the quiz.