Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Flu Math Games
This video lesson shows students that math can play a role in understanding how an infectious disease spreads and how it can be controlled. During this lesson, students will see and use both deterministic and probabilistic models and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers: Coronavirus Do's & Don'ts for Parents
This video discusses a few do's & don'ts for families during the coronavirus outbreak. [1:00]
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers: Social Distancing
Be a germ buster and learn how to we can help each other stay healthy when feeling sick. [0:55]
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers: Wash Your Hands
Be a good helper and remember to wash your hands often! [0:40]
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers: Wearing a Mask
You can be a germ buster by wearing a cloth mask. Learn more about how a mask can keep you healthy. [0:55]
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers: What Is Coronavirus?
A doctor helper explains the coronavirus and how children can be good helpers. [0:45]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A New Swine Virus
Scientists say the ebolavirus made famous in Richard Preston's thriller 'The Hot Zone' has been found living in the Philippines. They fear it could mutate and become dangerous. We'll find out more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tb and Hiv
Two deadly diseases, HIV and TB, can often co-exist in the same patient. These videos do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. The videos are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is the Flu?
Learn the difference between the cold and the flu, and how we sometimes can get fooled by viruses! Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. These videos do not provide medical advice and are for...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Retro Report: Coronavirus: Lessons From Past Epidemics
This 11-minute documentary provides students with the context needed to understand how the current fight against the coronavirus, COVID-19, is built upon previous public health campaigns to eradicate epidemics like polio and smallpox. It...
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Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: What Waiving Vaccine Patent Rights Might Mean for Big Pharma
President Joe Biden has given the initial nod for the U.S. to waive patent rights on COVID vaccines to boost international production. But there are real questions over how effective these moves would be, what other countries feel about...
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Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: How Do Masks Really Help Us?
In the earlier days of the coronavirus pandemic, there was a lot more confusion about whether people should wear masks to protect themselves and others from the virus. Here's why recommendations have changed-even for kids and teens and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Social Distancing
To slow the spread of the coronavirus or COVID-19, public health experts are telling us to stay home and practice "social distancing." Think social distancing doesn't matter if you're young and healthy? Think again. It's not about...
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Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Should Teens Be Able to Get a Vaccine Without Parental Consent?
As the Covid-19 vaccine becomes readily available for more folks -- including teens 16+ -- some parents are hesitant about allowing their minor children to get vaccinated. Meanwhile, public health experts say young people will need to...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Nothing to Sneeze At
Sneezes and coughs generate gas clouds that can spread germs farther than previously imagined.