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The NIH curriculum supplements are teacher’s guides to two weeks of lessons on the science behind selected health topics. They combine cutting-edge biomedical discoveries with state-of-the-art instructional practices.

HTML and PDF versions of each supplement are online and accessible to all. Print versions are FREE upon request to educators in the U.S.

The NIH Curriculum Supplements

  • Are based on the latest research on how people learn
  • Are consistent with National Science Education Standards
  • Promote critical thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving and communication skills
  • Incorporate real scientific data to engage and challenge students
  • Are aligned to state education standards

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The Office of Science Education oversees the curriculum supplements project in collaboration with the Institutes and Centers at NIH.

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NEW! Lessons available in February

NIH and BSCS External Web Site Policy are releasing two new curricula - a set of high school lessons that focus on evolution and medicine and a middle school module covers inquiry and the study of rare diseases.

Request your copies now. We will be shipping them in February.

New NIH/NSTA Webinars online

NIH and the National Science Teachers Association External Web Site Policy conducted a series of webinars this spring. They are now freely accessible at the NSTA Learning Center External Web Site Policy.

Evolution and Medicine - A New Approach for High School Biology External Web Site Policy

Using Rare Diseases to Teach Scientific Inquiry External Web Site Policy

Understanding the Brain - What Drugs Can Tell Us External Web Site Policy


Read letter from Bruce A. Fuchs, Ph.D., Director of the NIH Office of Science Education

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