Using Ultrasound to Treat Addiction
That's News to Me
Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12
In this lesson featuring an article from The Washington Post, students read about how researchers at West Virginia University's Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are experimenting with focused ultrasound to treat addiction. This lesson includes photos and comprehension and discussion questions as well as a speaking task.
Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
ultrasound
Vocabulary
nestle
calibrate
foe
placebo
ailment
pan out
sufficient
harness
tremor
pivot
custody
trigger