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Infectious Diseases and Africa
Tenth graders examine the impact of diseases on Africa. In this World History lesson plan, 10th graders prepare a presentation on a specific disease. Students create a plan of action to help that disease.
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Black Death
Students examine the diseases of Europeans in Medieval times. In this plagues lesson students examine plagues of the past and some new modern ones.
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Diseases of the Eye
Fifth graders research diseases of the eye. In this science lesson, 5th graders discuss and research eye diseases and complete a worksheet using the information they find.
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Delve Into Diseases
Fifth graders research diseases that affect people all around the world and write about their research. In this diseases lesson plan, 5th graders answer questions about vaccines, facts, differences in diseases, and more.
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Fighting Infection
Students study immune responses and the structures that are related to immune cells functions. In this fighting infection lesson plan students construct antibody complexes and model the interaction of the immune system when it is...
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It's All in Your Mind
Students study the characteristics that an elderly person may develop in their life. In this brain changes lesson plan students evaluate activity status to determine if changes need to be made to promote a healthy brain later in life.
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Bittersweet: Diabetes
Learners study diabetes including the warning signs and preventive measures. In this insulin lesson students complete several activities that examine the different types of diabetes.
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Diversity of Life: Pathogens
Students research bacteria and viruses that carry pathogens. In this diversity lesson, students examine how pathogens spread disease through bacteria and viruses. Students write a report on disease caused by bacteria or virus including...
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Phytochemicals
Students study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals lesson students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals.
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Fighting Invisible Enemies
Middle schoolers examine antibiotics, what they do and what things were like before we had them. In this antibiotics instructional activity students research bacteria and antibiotics then as a group prepare a written report.
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Disease and Nutrition
Students study disease and explore how it can be avoided or treated with simple solutions. In this investigative lesson students create a food chart for two weeks for themselves to track and be sure they are getting all the nutrients...
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Teen Smoking: Designing a School Anti-Smoking Publicity Campaign
Young scholars review the human respiratory system and the effects on the human body. In this design lesson students brainstorm and create a prototype then present it to the class.
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Being a Host at This Party Is No Fun
Pupils define what it means to be a host of an infectious disease. In this host lesson plan, students explore and explain how a host relates to the Epidemiologic Triangle and read and discuss how the host works.
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Microbe Multiplication Magic
Students discover how microbes multiply. In this infectious disease lesson, students calculate the growth of bacteria in various environments. Students determine the role that the environment plays in the spread of infectious disease.
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Understanding the Epidemiologic Triangle through Infectious Disease
Students examine the epidemiologic triangle. In this disease lesson, students discuss infectious disease as they study how they spread and discover their families' experiences with them. Students research Internet sites to complete...
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Compare and Contrast Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Students use graphic organizers to compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In this diabetes instructional activity, students are given information on the two major types of diabetes. They analyze how to compare and contrast the...
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Opportunistic Diseases
Students explore the concept of opportunistic diseases. In this opportunistic diseases lesson, students take notes on a lecture regarding systemic herpes, candidiasis, cytomegalovirus, tuberculosis, MAC, recurrent pneumonia,...
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Poverty & Disease: What is the Link?
Students consider how to reduce poverty and fight disease around the world. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students participate in activities regarding global poverty, fighting disease, and connections between poverty and disease.
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Factors That Affect Populations
In this population worksheet, students will brainstorm 6 different factors that can affect an organism's population. Students will write down their ideas in this graphic organizer.
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Bacteria in Your Life
In this bacteria worksheet, middle schoolers describe the process that kills harmful bacteria in milk. Then they describe what types of bacteria are helpful to farmers and which two plants have these bacteria in their roots. Students...
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S-I-R Model of Disease
In this SIR model worksheet, students use the SIR method to determine the rate of change of people real life problems. They investigate the sequence of people infected with a disease, the number recovered, and the number of susceptible...
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A Model for the Spread of Disease
In this model worksheet, students explore a real life scenario to determine the rate at which a disease may spread. They use Euler's Method and the SIR model to determine values at a given point in time. This two-page worksheet...
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Noncommunicable Diseases
In this noncommunicable diseases activity, students determine which diseases are not caused by pathogens and where a tumor is located. Then they describe a chronic disease that has a faulty immune system. Students also identify what...
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ALZHEIMERS WORDSEARCH
In this health learning exercise, students look for the words that are related to the health of patients with Alzheimer's disease and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.