Young scholars examine the roles of the immune system in keeping the body healthy. They see how engineers contribute to this process by creating antibiotics, and vaccinations. They discuss how an astronauts' immune system may be...

Students begin the activity by discussing what they already know about their immune system. In groups, they participate in a true and false game using the facts and myths of HIV/AIDS. They discuss how the disease is affecting their...

Students simulate the spread of a fictitious disease using an internet-based simulation. In this biology lesson, students predict the factors that could affect epidemic. They investigate these prediction using computer simulation.

Young scholars calculate their heart rate before and after exercise. For this health lesson, students find their resting heart rate and then exercise for 5-10 minutes. Young scholars take their heart rate afterwards and observe the...