Your learners become orthopedic doctors! 

A patient has broken a bone playing sports and it is your learners' job to repair the bone!

 

Training Resources

Educators, review these resources as you prepare to lead the activity with learners.

Be an Orthopedic Doctor Facilitation Video

You can use this video as a facilitation refresher before you lead the activity!

Be an Orthopedic Doctor Training Courses
 

Make sure you have completed these courses prior to leading the activity.

Click on each image to access the relevant training course.
 
A picture of a young girl wearing a lab coat and goggles, behind the text Science is For Everyone, Start Course.

 

A split graphic with text on the left, and a diagram on the right. The text reads, The Core Four Strategies for Engaging Science Learning. The graphic on the right lists the four strategies: Ask Questions, Encourage Scientific Thinking, Cultivate Rich Dialogue, and Make Connections.

 

A woman wearing plastic gloves and a medical mask holds up an x-ray.

Activity Resources

Explore all of the printable resources for Be an Orthopedic Doctor below!

Educator Resources

Use these resources to prepare to facilitate the activity.

 

A pink book cover with text reading "Be a Health Scientist, Be an Orthopedic Doctor Educator Guide."
EDUCATOR GUIDE & MATERIALS LIST

Use these resources to prepare to facilitate the activity.

At the back of each educator guide is a quick guide, a great tool to reference as you facilitate the activity!

A woman in a lab coat, gloves, and a medical mask holds up an x-ray of a human torso. Text above her reads Orthopedic Doctor / Especialista en Ortopedia.
CAREER CARD

Use the career card as a visual facilitation aid so learners can see what a person in this career might look like. 

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES GUIDE

Refer to the additional resources guide for supplemental health science resources, including:

  • Book suggestions
  • Digital resources (videos, online games, etc.)
  • More activities related to Be a Health Scientist! careers!

Youth Resources

Use these resources with your learners.

 

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LAB NOTEBOOK

Provide this lab notebook for learners to record their observations and reflections during the activity.

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SCIENCE SKILLS STICKERS

At the end of the activity, allow learners to choose a science skills sticker that reflects how they were like a scientist and put it in their lab notebooks.

Choose another health scientist!