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Plan Link In this lesson the students will explore the causes and events that led to the WebQuest Download
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to Related Information: |  "There
must always be the continuing struggle to make the increasing knowledge
of the world bear fruit in increased understanding and the production
of human happiness”–
Dr. Charles DrewDr. Charles Drew was a distinguished African American scientist. Charles Drew was born in Washington, DC in 1904. He received a medical degree from McGill University and continued his research at Columbia University. It was at Columbia where he wrote his thesis titled "Banked Blood." Drew developed a system to separate plasma from blood, which could last longer than whole blood. This discovery revolutionized blood transfusions. As a result Drew was asked to help organize the world's first blood bank, the Blood for Britain project. During World War II, the program Drew developed was credited with saving many lives. Later Drew became the first director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank. |
Kathleen Kane is originally from Beaverton, Oregon. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Gonzaga University and a M.E.D. in Secondary Education from Marymount University. Ms. Kane currently teaches Chemistry in the Fairfax County Public School District in Virginia. You may contact her at kathleen.kane@fcps.edu |
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