Curated OER
The Hidden World
Young scholars examine dust mites and other allergens. In this dust lesson students complete a lab activity on dust mites.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Asthma
Thorough overview of asthma. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Preventing Allergic Reactions
This site gives information on how to prevent an allergic reaction--anaphylaxis, rhinitis, skin conditions, etc.-- from happening. Also gives information on how to prepare for a reaction.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Creepy Crawlies
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Odyssey of Life" Web site explores the often unwitting relationship we share with the billions of "creepy crawlies" that reside in our bodies and in our homes.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies
Identify places in a typical room where "creepy crawlies" like dust mites, ants, lice and silverfish might live. Then check out places on the human body that dust mites may inhabit, and learn about the disease and other problems dust...
WebMD
Web Md: Airborne Allergens
This site from WebMD Health provides an article entitled, "Something in the Air: Airborne Allergens". Includes detailed information on why some people are allergic to certain substances, while others are not. Symptoms of airborne...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Dust Mite Allergies
This site tells what dust-mites are and how they cause problems for people with allergies. Majority of article gives tips on how to decrease their impact around the house.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: How Allergy Safe Is Your Home?
Enlightening article about the types of allergens that exist in different rooms of your house. Gives information on how to eliminate the risks for each room.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Dust Mites
This site gives an in-depth description of a dust mite, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
WebMD
Web Md: Understanding Hay Fever
This site from WebMD Health provides the viewer with a great description of what hay fever is, the symptoms it causes and its treatment. A very well prepared and in-depth site with links to additional information on the subject.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: What Is in Dust?
Do you know what is in dust? Play this matching game to see if you know where things found in dust come from. Answers are provided.
WebMD
Web Md: Types of Allergies
This site from WebMD Health contains a list of all the various types of allergies. By clicking on each one, you can access a good deal of information. This is a great site to get general information on the whole subject.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Your House: How to Make It Asthma Safe
Learn how to control the triggers in your house that make asthma worse by reading this article for kids.
Cells Alive
Dust Mites
A page from a teaching resource website that contains information on dust mites and their ability to cause allergies.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: Dustmitezilla
Online make-believe children's story about Dustmitezilla, a giant dust mite. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to find out how Dr. Sneeze saves the day.
Other
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
This resource describes an organization that is involved in studies and treatments of allergies. Research and education are also important parts of this organization.