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Communicable Disease

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use Palms, or handheld computers, and the Cooties software to enact the transmission of communicable diseases. They discuss incubation and immunity and collect and interpret data and figure out who was the "carrier "of a "disease."
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Rodent-borne Diseases: Getting the Facts Out There

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research of the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) or lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV). They obtain the information and create a public announcement in the form of a brochure, newsletter, poster, radio announcement,...
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An STI's Tale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe two risk factors for becoming infected with genital herpes after reading the provided literature. They identify three symptoms of genital herpes and create a list of ways the transmission of herpes can be prevented.
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WCCS News 78 Investigative Report

For Teachers K - 8th
Students role play the role of investigative reporters. In groups, they determine what type of bird is leaving its droppings on the overhead highway beams. They answer a given set of questions and present their conclusions to the class....
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Algal Blooms

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this algal blooms worksheet, students order the stages of a red tide. They answer two short answer questions. Students define three terms relating to algal blooms.
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Total English Advanced: Quiz about Progress!

For Students 7th - 10th
In this key vocabulary learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer questions and 4 multiple choice questions in order to practice and consolidate key vocabulary.
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Outerspace: Frontier for Personal Health and Hygiene

For Teachers K - 5th
Students view photos of astronauts sleeping, eating, bathing, and using the toilet, and discuss hygiene problems in a zero-gravity environment. They contrast hygiene habits in space to those on Earth, and create storybooks illustrating...
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Mutations--Preexisting or Acquired?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners state the controls and variables of the Newcombe spread experiment. They state a hypothesis for the Newcombe spread experiment. Students distinguish between the characteristics of a preexisting mutations and those of an...
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Mutations--Preexisting or Acquired?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the reasoning and experimental approaches to mutations. They expose a culture of E. coli to virulent bacteriophage and observe whether mutations of the cells existed previously or if the bacteria mutated as a response...
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Hygiene

For Students 6th - 7th
In this word search worksheet, students find eight Spanish words related to hygiene. Words include 'germenes', 'efermedades', and 'lava manos'.
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The Electron Microscope

For Students 9th - 12th
In this microscope worksheet, students read about how the electron microscope was created and how it works. Based on the reading, students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Biotechnology and the Human Body

For Students 8th - 12th
In this biotechnology and the human body learning exercise, students fill in the blank with information about the advances of biotechnology as it relates to gene therapy.
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Integrating Biology-Serendipity and Science

For Students 8th - 9th
For this science and serendipity worksheet, students read about how Fleming discovered Penicillin by accident when observing bacteria that didn't grow where mold existed. Students answer questions about scientific discoveries.
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Advanced Sentence Completion 8

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this advanced sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence. Students must complete more than one blank per sentence in some instances.
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Vocabulary Practice: Perfect and Perfect Progressive Tenses

For Students 5th - 8th
In this perfect and perfect progressive tenses activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences.
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Opportunistic Diseases

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners 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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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 9

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student ...
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Slang Quiz: Computer

For Students 6th - 8th
In this slang quiz worksheet, students read the phrases using computer slang and select the correct meaning of the slang for the 10 exercises.
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Jobs and People in Medicine

For Students 5th - 7th
In this jobs and people in medicine instructional activity, students use appropriate vocabulary to tell what the people in each picture do.  A vocabulary list is included.
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Biology Junction

Prokaryotes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology learning exercise, high schoolers answer questions.
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The Fight for Life

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners explore the far-reaching impact of AIDS. For this World AIDS Day lesson, students research and compare AIDS statistics as well as advancements in treating AIDS. Learners create AIDS awareness posters.
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DNA

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the basics of DNA and its history.  In this DNA lesson students extract DNA from fruits and understand how it is used in forensics.
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Proof of the Primate-ive Roots of AIDS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore recent breakthroughs in H.I.V. and AIDS research, as well as research various epidemics that have devastated the world population at various points in history.
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Dissecting Owl Pellets

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine owl pellets and what their diet consisted of, specifically rodents. This furthers their understanding of simple food chains as well as bone structure and identification.

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