Future developments in medicine: Tasks

Research current news stories

Students are given links to relevant recent news stories and asked to write a paragraph explaining the main context of the story and the technology behind the story

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Mind Map task

Students are given the basic outline of a mind map and asked to complete the blank spaces

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Sorting terms task

A kinaesthetic activity where students are given a cut-up set of statements and asked to put each statement as either an advantage or a disadvantage

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Case Study Tasks

Video case study 1

Virtual reality health care

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Video case study 2

Virtual healthcare pods

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Video case study 3

Mapping the unborn baby's brain in the future

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News story 1

£10.5m to cut 999 response times

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News story 2

Risk-free virtual anaesthetics

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News story 3

GPs warn on internet drug sales

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News story 4

Web searches feed health fears

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News story 5

Drive to buy 'Sat nav' of brain surgery

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