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 areFREE 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
View demos of activities from selected NIH curriculum supplements.
The Office of Science Education oversees the curriculum supplements project in collaboration with the Institutes and Centers at NIH.
The NIH curriculum supplements are now aligned to state education standards in science, mathematics, English language arts, and health. Our new State Standards Web page allows you to find which standards are met by a specific supplement and vice versa.
New titles in development
NIH is partnering with BSCS to develop two new curriculum supplements. One is for high school on evolution in medicine. The other is on inquiry and the study of rare diseases for middle school. These lessons will be field tested in schools nationwide in early 2010.
