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Health of the nation

Lesson 1 of 5

MakeCode

11-14 yrs

Students learn about health tech then research, evaluate and present real-life examples to develop their understanding of how technology is being used to improve people’s health.

Key learning:

  • To understand some of the UK’s biggest health challenges
  • To be able to explain ‘health tech’
  • To be research and evaluate real-life examples of health tech being used to address health challenges
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