A team of students and faculty from Calvin College working to develop educational materials that teach K-12 students about cancer.
We are CancerEd, a team of students and faculty from Calvin College who are working to develop educational materials that teach K-12 students about cancer in a scientifically accurate, engaging, and sensitive manner. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Many children, therefore, will be impacted by cancer, either by the
07/30/2018
Last week the CancerEd Team met with the Wierenga sisters who have funded out research project for the last few years. They were excited to hear about what their funding has helped us achieve and the exciting things we have planned for the future! Again, we want to say thank you so much to the Wierenga sisters for their continued support!
08/04/2017
The Cancer Ed Team is excited to announce a new launch of lesson plans coming next week!!! Topics include Lung Cancer & Smoking, Skin Cancer & Sun Protection, and Cancer Prevention & Healthy Habits! Our team has also been busy creating glossaries, crossword puzzles, word searches and lesson plan maps (curriculum guides). Keep an eye out for our post next week to announce the launch of our new curriculum!
Visit us at www.CancerEd.org
Welcome CancerEd works to develop quality, age-appropriate curriculum that teaches K-12 students about cancer in a scientifically accurate, engaging, and sensitive manner.
06/16/2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XK8phiQw3k
Brought to you by the CancerEd Team, this video goes along with our Cells & Cell Division Lesson Plan for both K-2 and 3-5! Using kid-friendly phrases and materials (Play-Doh), it teaches kids how cells divide and cancer arises. Visit our website (www.CancerEd.org) for more on how to teach kids about cancer! And be on the lookout for new/improved Lesson Plans & Resources being posted weekly!
CancerEd: Cells & Cell Division Brought to you by the Cancer Ed Team, this video goes along with our Cells & Cell Division Lesson Plan for both K-2 and 3-5. Using kid-friendly phrases and m...
05/02/2017
Happy Spring! Cancer Ed is very excited about an article written on our founding Professor's, Dr. Amy Wilstermann, award-winning honors class "Cancer: A Multidisciplinary View of a Complex Disease" that she taught over Interim. Check out this Spark article and go to our website to learn more about how to make cancer real for kids through our educational lesson plans!
https://calvin.edu/publication/spark/2017/03/01/making-cancer-real
www.cancered.org
11/09/2016
Abby and Ryan presented their work at the Van Andel Undergraduate Research Conference this weekend.
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NEW lesson plan on Cells and Cell Division is now posted on our website for grades 3-5! Download it TODAY at cancered.org/lessonplans
Lesson Plans CancerEd works to develop quality, age-appropriate curriculum that teaches K-12 students about cancer in a scientifically accurate, engaging, and sensitive manner.
06/02/2016
Last spring, we had the incredible opportunity to visit Evergreen Elementary school in Grand Rapids, MI. Read more about our visit in this article from MLIVE: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/01/teaching_children_about_cancer.html #
Teaching children about cancer: Calvin professor designs curriculum, tests it in schools When Calvin College biology professor Amy Wilstermann teaches children about cancer, she keeps it simple.
