This lessosn follows largely the same format as the previous one on Newton and physics: a brief discussion on the state of medical knowledge by 1500, focusing on the theory of the four humours, and then a step by step account of the contributions of Vesalius, Paracelsus, and the medical school at Padua, culminating in the theory of the circulatory system by William Harvey.
In the PowerPoint, the color flowchart develops slide by slide while other notes for the students scroll down the side. There are also extensive pictures with captions mixed in to illustrate the lesson and capture students’ interest. This packet also contains a student reading, flowchart, and the author’s own research notes which contain lots of details and interesting trivia.
NOTE: This Powerpoint comes with the flowchart in the older color scheme. However, it does have one slide with the newer color scheme if you want to convert the other slides.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
I plan to use this as an introduction to the circulatory system in my history of medicine course. The presentation does a great job of creating a large graphic organizer that shows the development of knowledge in relation to the cultural setting of the time. Thanks!
January 2, 2012
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oh - never mind - I figured it out - I just had to change the extension of the file to ppt instead of pp. :)
December 23, 2011
oh - never mind - I figured it out - I just had to change the extension of the file to ppt instead of pp. :)
December 23, 2011
hi Chris,
I downloaded your discovery of the circulatory system presentation, and unzipped it, but can't seem to make it work on my mac. Do you know if there is a trick?
thanks,
Colleen
December 23, 2011
For the last 27 years, I have taught at University High School, in Urbana, Illinois. During this time I have created a 4-year world history curriculum that breaks down as follows: Subfreshmen (7th and 8th grades combined): Prehistory and ancient civilizations, including India, China, and Japan. Freshmen: Western civilization and the Islamic world to 1500 Sophomores: World history from 1500 to 1945 Seniors: the world since 1945. All of these, except the senior course are required. The elective senior course is consistently filled to capacity of 30, usually with a waiting list.
