1.  Explain why Dr. Pierre Fauchard is not the true inventor of braces. http://209.132.61.169/Newhistory.html

2.  The APGAR is used on newborn babies.  What five things are measured by this test? The APGAR Score

3.  Why is the APGAR called the APGAR? The APGAR Score

4.  The first Band-Aid was made of what?  Who made it?  When was it made? http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbandaid.htm

5.  What does anti-coagulant mean? http://www.m-w.com/

6.  What does heparin do? http://www.utoronto.ca/bantresf/famers.htm

7. What is a pressure suit worn by jet pilots and astronauts called? http://www.utoronto.ca/bantresf/famers.htm

8.  Select one of the topics under "contents" on the following website and write five interesting facts about your selection. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldental.htm#floss

9.  How did Louis Braille lose his eyesight? http://www.rnib.org.uk/wesupply/fctsheet/braille.htm

10.  How did Charles Barbier influence Louis Braille? http://www.rnib.org.uk/wesupply/fctsheet/braille.htm