1. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original version 1.0 Machines Activity 1: Diagnosis Student sheets Copymasters cracking science! Contents Student Sheet 1Opportunity Student Sheet 2Answers Student Sheet 3Symptoms (2 sheets) Student Sheet 4Treatments (2 sheets) Student Sheet 5Guide Student Sheet 6Technology (2 sheets) Student Sheet 7Jeffrey

2. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 1Machines 1 Diagnosis: Opportunity

3. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 2Machines 1 Diagnosis: Answers Give 1 mark for each of these words or phrases. 1 New technologies let us......see tissues or organs(1 mark)...without cutting people(1 mark)...we know what’s wrong(1 mark)...operations are safer(1 mark)...get better quicker(1 mark) Total 5 marks 2 Three types of scanner are…...X-ray(1 mark)...best for bones(1 mark)...MRI(1 mark)...best for soft tissues(1 mark)...ultrasound(1 mark) Total 5 marks DO NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING DIFFERENT! ANSWERS Give 1 mark for each of these words or phrases. 1 New technologies let us......see tissues or organs(1 mark)...without cutting people(1 mark)...we know what’s wrong(1 mark)...operations are safer(1 mark)...get better quicker(1 mark) Total 5 marks 2 Three types of scanner are…...X-ray(1 mark)...best for bones(1 mark)...MRI(1 mark)...best for soft tissues(1 mark)...ultrasound(1 mark) Total 5 marks DO NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING DIFFERENT! ANSWERS Give 1 mark for each of these words or phrases. 1 New technologies let us......see tissues or organs(1 mark)...without cutting people(1 mark)...we know what’s wrong(1 mark)...operations are safer(1 mark)...get better quicker(1 mark) Total 5 marks 2 Three types of scanner are…...X-ray(1 mark)...best for bones(1 mark)...MRI(1 mark)...best for soft tissues(1 mark)...ultrasound(1 mark) Total 5 marks DO NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING DIFFERENT! ANSWERS

4. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 3aMachines 1 Diagnosis: Symptoms 1 I feel unwell and my legs and feet are always cold. I feel out of breath when I run. I get terrible cramps in my legs. I get terrible headaches nearly every day. I feel very tired. I can hardly get up once I sit down. My nose starts bleeding for no reason. I faint when I stand up suddenly. I get bad chest pains. It feels like I’m being crushed. A B C D E F G H

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6. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 4aMachines 1 Diagnosis: Treatments 1 The doctor measured my pulse. He says it’s not regular. I should avoid exercise. The doctor listened to my chest with a stethoscope. He says I have a weak heart. I mustn’t lift anything heavy. The doctor sent me to the countryside to get fresh air. It’s boring and I feel worse. I couldn’t afford a doctor. We needed the money for food. I can feel my symptoms getting worse. The doctor said I had an infection. He gave me some medicine but it made me feel sick. The doctor said it was ‘all in my mind’. I have to go back to work. The doctor gave me cocaine as a ‘pick me up’. It was great for a few hours, then I felt even worse. The doctor used leeches to suck my blood. I don’t feel any better. A B C D E F G H

7. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original TREATMENT Student Sheet 4bMachines 1 Diagnosis: Treatments 2

8. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 5Machines 1 Diagnosis: Guide Check you have: a team of five or six a dice a set of 8 symptom cards a set of 8 treatment cards To begin: give each player a different number between 1 and 6 roll the dice the person with that number takes 1 card from each pile they read out their symptoms and their treatment and then roll the dice again repeat until all the cards are gone Afterwards Who has the worst symptoms? Was anybody cured? Check you have: a team of five or six a dice a set of 8 symptom cards a set of 8 treatment cards To begin: give each player a different number between 1 and 6 roll the dice the person with that number takes 1 card from each pile they read out their symptoms and their treatment and then roll the dice again repeat until all the cards are gone Afterwards Who has the worst symptoms? Was anybody cured? Team leader’s guide Check you have: a team of five or six a dice a set of 8 symptom cards a set of 8 treatment cards To begin: give each player a different number between 1 and 6 roll the dice the person with that number takes 1 card from each pile they read out their symptoms and their treatment and then roll the dice again repeat until all the cards are gone Afterwards Who has the worst symptoms? Was anybody cured? Check you have: a team of five or six a dice a set of 8 symptom cards a set of 8 treatment cards To begin: give each player a different number between 1 and 6 roll the dice the person with that number takes 1 card from each pile they read out their symptoms and their treatment and then roll the dice again repeat until all the cards are gone Afterwards Who has the worst symptoms? Was anybody cured? Team leader’s guide Check you have: a team of five or six a dice a set of 8 symptom cards a set of 8 treatment cards To begin: give each player a different number between 1 and 6 roll the dice the person with that number takes 1 card from each pile they read out their symptoms and their treatment and then roll the dice again repeat until all the cards are gone Afterwards Who has the worst symptoms? Was anybody cured? Check you have: a team of five or six a dice a set of 8 symptom cards a set of 8 treatment cards To begin: give each player a different number between 1 and 6 roll the dice the person with that number takes 1 card from each pile they read out their symptoms and their treatment and then roll the dice again repeat until all the cards are gone Afterwards Who has the worst symptoms? Was anybody cured? Team leader’s guide

9. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 6aMachines 1 Diagnosis: Technology 1 Is Jeffery’s heart pumping harder to force his blood through a narrow blood vessel? Valves stop blood flowing backwards. They make a noise as they snap shut. Has a blockage changed the sound of Jeffery’s heart? Is there a narrow section in the main blood vessel leaving Jeffery’s heart? Is the blockage between the vessels that take blood to Jeffery’s arms and legs? If not, the pressure could burst delicate blood vessels in his brain. A Question B C F E D Can we widen Jeffery’s blood vessel by pushing medical instruments up to the blockage through a small cut in his groin? Is Jeffery’s blood getting past the blockage? valve

10. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original An ultrasound (echo) scanner can show the shape your internal organs like the heart. Bones and medical instruments show up on X-ray scanners and special dyes make blood vessels show up. A stethoscope amplifies the heart sounds to make them clearer. A blood pressure monitor detects a pressure difference between your arms and legs. A blood pressure monitor detects pressure rises. An MRI scanner shows detailed images of soft tissues – especially blood vessels 1 Technology 2 3 6 5 4 La Trobe University, reproduced and communicated with permission. Machines 1 Diagnosis: Technology 1Student Sheet 6b

11. Activity from the A & E unit © upd8 wikid, built by cracking science 2009 This page may have been changed from the original Student Sheet 7Machines 1 Diagnosis: Jeffery Episode 1 What does Jeffery suffer from? __________________________________________________________________ What does his doctor measure? __________________________________________________________________ What does the doctor find out? __________________________________________________________________ Episode 2 What did the hospital doctor use to look inside Jeffery’s chest? __________________________________________________________________ Why does he want to put Jeffery in an MRI machine? __________________________________________________________________ Episode 3 The MRI shows Jeffery’s main blood vessel. What is wrong with it and why does that matter? __________________________________________________________________ Episode 1 What does Jeffery suffer from? __________________________________________________________________ What does his doctor measure? __________________________________________________________________ What does the doctor find out? __________________________________________________________________ Episode 2 What did the hospital doctor use to look inside Jeffery’s chest? __________________________________________________________________ Why does he want to put Jeffery in an MRI machine? __________________________________________________________________ Episode 3 The MRI shows Jeffery’s main blood vessel. What is wrong with it and why does that matter? __________________________________________________________________