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Medical Minute with Dr. Madison Mills

During the U.S.-Mexican War, more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds. Approximately 70% of deaths were due to disease. The lesson focuses on four health threats: 1) Poor drinking water, 2) Garbage, 3) Mosquitoes, and 4) Lack of personal hygiene.
Soldiers at Fort Brown got their drinking water from the Rio Grande. However, the

Protecting the Soldier

BACKGROUND: Information about the uniforms on the enclosed list.
For more information on U.S.-Mexican War uniforms, check out these websites:
o http://www.aztecclub.com/uniforms/uniform-a.htm
o http://www.dodgenet.com/~ghostgar/ggbook/GGbook.html
Uniforms were made out of wool because of the fabric’s properties. When soldiers sweat, wool would wick water away from the skin. If it rained, wool would absorb the water, keeping the soldier warm and

Cultural Learning

1. Hand out small survey on which group they would like to look up.
2. After looking at the groups take the top three, break them into groups and have them look up stereotypes, struggles, groups or foundations that help, some team building exercises to help learn about the group.
3. Offer the mentioned websites to

Eyes In The Sky

Before satellite technology was developed, information took longer to reach the general public.

Found in: 6th Grade • 7th Grade • 8th Grade • All Year Long • Science

Exploration Of Mars

Since the dawn of the space age in the 1960s, we have sent spacecraft to the most easily reached places in our solar system, such as Mars.