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Curated OER

Fizzies Virus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a simulation activity about how disease spreads. They describe how disease spreads and trace a disease to the first infected person.
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Curated OER

Government Policy and Its Impact on HIV/AIDS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine "President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief", identify important U.S. policy events related to AIDS/HIV from the last 25 years and hold a policy debate on the funding for AIDS/HIV programs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetic Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this genetic worksheet, students will match 6 terms associated with gene engineering to their correct definition. Then students will complete a table indicating if the vector is mechanical or biological. Finally, students will...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: HIV Virus a Step Ahead of Body's Defenses

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "HIV Virus a Step Ahead of Body's Defenses," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Marburg Virus Death Toll up to 114

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, learners read "Marburg Virus Death Toll up to 114," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Curated OER

Wild Waters Downtown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how wild animals living in urba settings also need sources of clean water. They discuss the open water issues of West Nile Virus and what happens to urba animals as these poolings area are cleaned up. ...
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Curated OER

Spamming and Internet Security

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the meaning of Internet spam and the possibility of the presence of viruses. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
Activity

Hackers Lesson Plan Template

For Teachers 7th
Shared Resource Describe the threat of viruses to computer/ network. Illustrate the methods for avoiding attacks. Explain the consequences of social, illegal, and unethical uses of technology (e.g., piracy; illegal downloading; licensing...
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Organs and Tissues of the Immune System

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's virus-fighting time! Pupils learn how viruses attack and reproduce and how the immune system works to protect the body. They identify unfamiliar terms and tissues and organs of the immune system. Working in small groups, scholars...
Interactive
Scientific American

Inside the Coronavirus

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Take biologists on a journey into the heart of the Covid-19 virus with a series of stunning graphics and explanations about the global pandemic. Animations bring investigators up close to the virus, revealing its structure and movement...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Arctica - An Interactive Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Rumours of illness, poisoning, and madness - a ship disappears without a trace! Read this interactive science story and use deductive reasoning skills to solve a mystery. This engaging resource gives science stars a chance to practice...
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Create Your Own Time Capsule

For Students 4th - 12th
The corona virus pandemic is indeed a historic event. A time capsule activity permits young historians to document these days of social distancing, remote learning, and quarantine by collecting artifacts that capture what their lives are...
Assessment
Achieve

Spread of Disease

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Viruses can spread like wildfire, and mathematics can model the speed of infection. Given a function, scholars analyze it to describe the spread of a disease within a stadium. Learners find the initial number infected and the maximum...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Teach Mrs. Jones' Class about Microbes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
During a biology activity, scholars research microbes, design a lesson plan using an outline, and present the activity to the class. 
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Curated OER

Students Exploring Cyberspace (SECs) Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study AIDS and other current topics in a multinational, interdisciplinary fashion. They communicate with students from other countries throughout e-mail to find out how AIDS impacts other societies.
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Curated OER

How Germs Spread

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct a test to help them visualize the spread of germs. They identify that a pandemic is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads across a large region or even worldwide. Finally, students state...
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Curated OER

Science: Finlay and Yellow Fever

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the work of Carlos J. Finlay and his contributions to science. Once they have discussed his theories about diseases, they create tables comparing diseases that use insects as carriers. The lesson also includes a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Preventing and Treating Disease

For Students 7th - 12th
In this disease activity, students will review the organs associated with the immune system including their specific functions. This activity has 10 matching, 8 true or false, and 5 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Is It The Flu? What Do I Do?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the flu. Using various websites, they identify who should get flu shots, how to protect themselves and guidelines for getting over the flu. They write a one page report on their findings to end the...
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Curated OER

Bacteria

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them.  In this investigative instructional activity students examine harmful bacteria. 
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The New York Times

Sequencing the Stages: Understanding H.I.V. Infection at the Molecular Level

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How does HIV operate at the molecular level? Pupils discover the progression from a healthy immune cell to one infected with HIV, watch an animation of the HIV life cycle, and finally identify each of the stages with illustrations...
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Healthy Native Youth

Chapter 4: Learning About Disease

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Communicable diseases are the focus of a instructional activity that primarily uses discussion, a hands-on activity, and a worksheet to drive their point home. Lotion and glitter create a strong visual for communicable diseases. A...
Lesson Plan
UNICEF

What is Voluntary Counselling and Testing?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A lesson about counseling through the HIV testing process brings up important facts about HIV, how patients can decide to test for the virus, and what makes a positive or negative test. It includes a flowchart that takes learners through...
eBook
Rice University

Biology for AP® Courses

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
An eight-unit electronic textbook provides a guide to AP® Biology. Each of the 28 chapters include an introduction, multiple lessons, a summary, review questions, and test prep questions. Teachers see how each lesson connects to a big...

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