Meet the Surgeon: Neonatal Surgery

by Liberty Science Center

Join Dr. Yi-horng Lee as he discusses prerecorded surgeries on gastric tube placement (G-Tube). During the session, Dr. Lee will speak about how surgery on a small infant and child differ from surgery on an adult, teach about caloric needs and the developing child, and how digestion and the digestive system works. Explore a career path in neonatology and pediatric medicine.

Program Rating

This program has not yet been evaluated.

About This Program

Cost

Point to Point: $500.00

This program is priced at a fee of $500 for a class of 30 students or can be priced individually at $18.50 per person participating.

Length

2.5 hrs

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Health/Physical Education, Literacy, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Sciences, STEM, Technology/Information Science

Program Delivery Mode

Zoom

Booking Information

Sorry, this program is not currently available. To inquire about future availability, please contact Liberty Science Center

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

Please contact Mary McDonald at 201-253-1214 or vcbookings@lsc.org for any cancellations or rescheduling.

About This Provider

Liberty Science Center

Jersey City, NJ
United States

Liberty Science Center's mission is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and excite learners of all ages about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology.

LSC is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The age-appropriate, curriculum-linked STEM programs in our portfolio are designed for each grade level from preschool through post-college, including pupils with special needs. All of our programs are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—known in New Jersey as NJSLS (Science)—to help identify those that best meet your curriculum goals.

Contact:
Mary McDonald
vcbookings@lsc.org
2012531214

Program Details

Format

1. Zoom room will open for groups to log on.
2. Liberty Science Center Facilitator will welcome students to the program and discuss rules of the program.
3. LSC facilitator will introduce Dr. Lee. Dr. Lee will take over and discuss with the students his career, colleagues he works with in his field, and anatomy.
4. Dr. Lee will narrate two prerecorded surgeries. Dr. Lee will be fielding questions from students during his presentation.

Objectives

The participants will:

- Discuss how surgery on a small infant and child differs from surgery on an adult.
- Learn about caloric needs and the developing child,
- Learn how digestion and the digestive system works.
- Explore a career path in neonatology and pediatric medicine.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

LS1A 6-8 -- Structure and function
LS1A 9-12 -- Structure and function
LS1D 6-8 -- Information Processing

State Standards

Alignment to NJSLS - Science
MS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and
ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

MS-LS1-8 Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

HS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.

HS-LS1-3 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms
maintain homeostasis.

Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts
WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self generated
question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

WHST.9-12.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.