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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Infectious Disease

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about infectious diseases including pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi as well as transmission and other types of diseases.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Immune System

For Students 1st - 9th
Study how the immune system helps to protect us against diseases and pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: 1918 Spanish Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and detailed facts about the highly contagious, lethal virus called Spanish Flu that quickly became a pandemic.
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Other

The Health Success: Nutrition for Your Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Basically, the stronger your immune system the healthier you are and, as a consequence, the more protected you are from environmental factors that lead to infection and sickness. If you eat foods that are rich in the nutrients your body...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Ebola [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact card on Ebola hemorrhagic fever explains where this disease occur and the symptoms.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today West Nile Killing More People

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After studying the USA TODAY Snapshot? "West Nile killing more people,"students will compare the number of West Nile cases in the United States over the past three years. From the data, percent increases and decreases from year to year...
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Next.cc

Next: Germs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Engage in the activities provided to learn what you can do to protect your body from harmful germs. Click on the links for further exploration.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: The Buzz About Mosquitoes

For Students 9th - 10th
As annoying as mosquitoes are, they are an essential part of the web of life. However, they also carry and spread diseases that can kill people. See how scientists are researching mosquitoes to help control the spread of these diseases.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Loathsome, Lethal Mosquito

For Students 9th - 10th
Rose Eveleth shares why scientists are not sure about the benefits of mosquitos. [2:40]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What We Know (And Don't Know) About Ebola

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Gendler details what Ebola is and why it's so hard to study. [4:01]
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Climate Change and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the relationship between hosts, parasites, and vectors for common vector-borne diseases and evaluate how climate change could affect the spread of disease.
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Other

Generation Cures: Pathogens [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use scientific inquiry to prevent infection within an organism. At the end of the activity, students will understand cell characteristics, effect of microorganisms and how the body protects against harmful microorganism....
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Fighting Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
The United Nations has distributed this list to make school age children aware of the communicable diseases that have most recently had an effect on society. Good descriptions are provided for each of the 11 diseases.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Barriers to Pathogens

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following tutorial you will learn about the barriers that keep most pathogens out of the human body.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Dna, the Genetic Material

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how DNA was discovered.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: First Aid & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes several links that will help you learn first-aid skills that you might need to use in emergency situations. Learn how to deal with allergic reactions, animal bites, fevers, heat illness, nosebleeds, and other...

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