Long-term+effects+of+cancer+and+cancer+therapies

**Engage (30 minutes) ** Videos related to long-term effects of cancer and cancer related therapies at    Tomotherapy at [] Or Risks of common cancer treatments at [] Or Natural cures at [] Or Cancer related fatigue at [] *Choose one or two videos to capture the attention of the students. **Explore (60 Minutes) ** Essential Questions:
 * __Unit 6: Long-term Effects of Cancer and Cancer Therapies __**
 * How does childhood cancer affect the long-term social and academic needs of the patient?
 * How might we decrease the effect of treatment therapies on patients, especially children?
 * To what extent does childhood cancer affect the lives of adult survivors?
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">How precise should treatments be when dealing with any specific cancer?

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Related Activities:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;"> NCI and cancer therapies at []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Scholarly articles on cancer therapies at []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Biological therapies at []
 * 4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Targeted cancer therapies at []
 * 5) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Oncolink at []

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Explain (60-90 minutes) ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Lesson Plans: Students should investigate these organizations and support groups and present pertinent information to their peers. **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;"> Breast cancer therapies at []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Cancer research lesson plan at []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Art Therapy ideas at []
 * 4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">The cancer diet at []

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Elaborate (30 minutes) ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">*Each lesson above has an “extending the lesson”. These extensions should be utilized on a differentiating basis. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">* The essence of elaborating a lesson is to allow the students to answer the essential questions and relate the answers in broader terms. For instance, the students should be able to transition this knowledge to other settings and disciplines.

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Evaluate (15 minutes) **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Exit Ticket (Please see assessment page of this wiki.)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Assessment given at the end of each lesson above.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">3-4 paragraph essay addressing the explanation of the essential questions of the unit.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Teacher Observation
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Peer Assessment based on verbal answers of the essential questions.