Our current Mütter Lessons are:

Body Modification
For thousands of years, humans have been changing their bodies. Explore body modifications from around the world, from foot binding to body piercing, from corsets to neck coils. See museum objects not normally on display, and learn about the health implications of common body modifications.
PA Standards met:
10.2.12 B, 10.2.6D, 10.2.9D, 10.2.12D

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Germ Wars
While less than two-hundred years old, the idea that germs make people sick has totally revolutionized not only medicine but our daily lives, from getting shots at the doctor to washing our hands before we eat. Discover the incredible, astonishing, and sometimes disgusting stories of the men and women who first fought germs and learned how to keep us healthy.
PA Standards met:
History: 8.1.12C, 8.1.6A, 8.1.9C, 8.4.9A, 8.4.12A
Health, Safety and Physical Education: 10.1.12A,E
Science and Technology: 3.1.10E, 3.1.2E, 3.2.7A, 3.2.12A, 3.6.7A, 3.6.10A

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Bone Detectives
What happens when a skeleton is discovered? How do scientists use bones to solve crimes? Learn about the role of forensic anthropology in criminal investigation and what can be learned from examining skeletal remains.
PA Standards Met:
Science and Technology: 3.2.10B, 3.2.7C, 3.2.10C, 3.2.12C

Conjoined Twins (Together Forever…?)
Have you ever wondered how conjoined twins happen? In this lesson, learn about the nature of conjoined twins, the different types, and even discuss some famous conjoined twins. We will also discuss the ramifications of separation surgery, and why some twins can't be separated, or don't want to be separated.
PA Standards Met:
Science and Technology: 3.6.7A, 3.6.10A, 3.6.12AQ, 3.8.12B

Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
This lesson is the perfect companion to your classroom learning about vertebrate anatomy. Learn how a human arm is like a bat wing. How are horse hooves different from our feet? And find out which omnivorous animal has teeth almost exactly like ours!
PA Standards Met:
Science and Technology: 3.1.7A, 3.3.7A, 3.3.10A, 3.3.12A

The Science Behind the Sideshow
Call them freaks, because with a few exceptions, that's what they proudly called themselves. In the 19th Century, "Born-Freaks" were the royalty of the sideshow. Learn the scientific reason behind their abnormality that made them the stars of the circus sideshow.
PA Standards Met:
Science and Technology: 3.3.7C, 3.3.10C, 3.3.12C, 3.8.12B

Savvy Surfing
When it comes to doing online research can your students tell fact from fiction? Do they know what makes a website trustworthy? To help shine a light on these issues, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's PhillyHealthInfo.org staff are offering a new training class that teaches critical thinking skills in the online environment.

All lessons are based on Pennsylvania Academic Standards.

Mütter Lessons are available Monday through Friday. Museum admission is $6 per student in pre-scheduled groups, with one chaperone admitted free for every ten paying students. The cost for classes is an additional $60 per group of up to 30 students. To schedule a Mütter Lesson, contact Marcy Engleman, 215-563-3737 x203.