Pharmacology Lesson Plans

1. Careers in Science
...bring in their numbers and all are recorded on the board. Each student complies all the rawdata individually and draws graphs and conclusions. They utilize the scientific method to answer their questions and review lots of biological terminology (for example: behavioral neurophysiologist, molecular pharmacology, retrovirologist, etc.), as well as, become excited at the prospect of having a great number of appealing jobs to consider. Optional Extension: This activity can be restructured as a quarter or final exam, probably at the end of the course when students know more science terminology. The instructor...

2. Neuromuscular_sys
...o install and initiate use of the Hitachi projector, as well as to coordinate and contribute to group meetings. We're still hoping to visit with Dave Israel of Lake Superior College (LSC) to explore LSC's physiology technology. Perhaps also related will be Janet Fitzakerly's (UMD School of Medicine Pharmacology) visit on March 12th to celebrate "Brain Awareness Week." Tools: Vernier LoggerPro Interface, Software and EKG Probeware Projector Laptop computer with zip, floppy and CD drives Classroom computer, connected to District server PowerPoint software URLs: Meet the Germs: www.d.umn.edu/~jgrabow Assessme...

3. Ethnobot.mode
...conclusions and inferences from information provided in this case study. The case involves some of these ideas: medical technology - using organisms and biological processes to aid in the treatment of human disease or disorders. epidemiology - the investigation of the causes and spread of diseases. pharmacology - the study of the origin, extraction, and use of drugs. bioethics - examining the risks, benefits, and consequences of biological research and application in order to establish priorities and conditions for the survival of the global ecosystem and its human inhabitants. ethnobotany - the use of pla...

4. Herbal Medicines
...ou draw any conclusions from your lab results? Extension/Reinforcement/Additional Ideas collect and/or research other herbal medicines; information about these could be put on a student-developed HyperCard stack. The chemistry (pharmacognosy) of these herbs can be researched using Kee Chang Huang's Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs and this information added to the data base. invite an herbalist to speak to the class. watch the PBS video "Healing and the Mind" for a first-hand glimpse of Chinese herbal medicine vs. western medicine in mainland China today. watch Nova video on "Hidden Power of Plants" to extend...

5. Substance Use, or Abuse?
...cussions, how well they work with their fellow group members, their research into the drug they have been assigned, and their homework arguing whether or not they believe hallucinogens should be tested for possible medicinal uses. Vocabulary: hallucinogens, LSD, peyote, neurologists, psychiatrists, pharmacology, obsessive compulsive disorder, psilocybin, Ayahuasca, mescaline, phobias, depression, safeguards, morphine, neurochemistry, serotonin, modulation, euphoria, antidepressants, neurotransmitter, distortions, ethnopharmacology, placebo, hallucinogenic, ketamine Extension Activities: 1. Work with classm...

6. Graphing Current Drug Data
...easing dosages as the young bodies developed tolerance to the drug. He wrote, They become pale, stunted and weak, generally dying before they are two years old. The use of this medicine is widespread in all the great cities and industrial towns of the country.^14 Meanwhile advances in chemistry and pharmacology were making new and more potent drugs available. In 1803 the active ingredient in opium was isolated. It was called morphine after the Greek god of dreams and sleep, Morpheus. It became commonly used as a pain killer and hundreds of thousands of people became addicted to it. In 1853 the hypodermic n...