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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Molecular Targets of Antiretroviral Therapies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz related to the viral life cycle and antiretroviral therapies for HIV/AIDS.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Hiv and Flu the Vaccine Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th
Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics. [21:06]
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PPT
Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Microbial Life: Life Cycle of Hiv, a Retrovirus

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this tutorial to enhance your understanding of how the human immunodeficiency virus invades healthy cells of the immune system. [3:15]
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Hiv Origin "Found in Wild Chimps"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article from BBC News about the possibility that researchers have found the natural reservoir for simian immunodeficiency virus. It is thought that the virus originated in Chimpanzees then made the jump to humans that were...
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Website
Other

Catie (Canadian Aids Treatment Information Exchange)

For Students 9th - 10th
CATIE is a Canadian organization that provides support and information to people affected by HIV and AIDS, and those seeking information on AIDS prevention. The site offers many resources, for example, information for HIV-infected...
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Website
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Drug Adherence and Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This series of video lectures (in brief clips) and personal accounts stress the importance of drug adherence for patients on drug regimens for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
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Website
Other

World Aids Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes facts and statistics about HIV and Aids, along with information about World AIDS Day. Includes video (10 min, 26 sec].
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The Aids Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource examines the AIDS crisis. Articles on free HIV tests and prevention are included. The resource consists of HIV/Aids infections by region and a teacher lesson plan.
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Activity
University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Immunology: Introduction to Elisa Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on the principle of antibody-antibody interaction, this ELISA test for HIV detection allows for easy visualization of results and can be completed without the additional concern of radioactive materials use.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Romiya Glover

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Science City, meet Romiya Glover, a chemist who develops products for HIV/AIDS testing. She describes the multidisciplinary nature of her job, how she decided to go into science, and how her work benefits others.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Calculating Exponential Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Disease is a breakdown in structures or functions of an organism. Some diseases are the result of damage by infection by other organisms. In this lesson students read an essay, "It's All in the Numbers," about the rapid spread of HIV...
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Handout
The White House

The White House: Office of National Aids Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
The Office of National AIDS Policy was founded to help educate and reduce the number of new cases of HIV/AIDS in the United States. This site links you to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS website. Includes video.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Surviving Aids: Fighting Back (Hot Science)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the body's immune system to understand how a virus enters the body and how the human body fights against the viruses like the mumps virus and HIV.
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Handout
Other

Arthur Ashe: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This official Arthur Ashe biography describes his life in detail, from his childhood in Virginia to his record-breaking career in tennis. Readers will also learn about his work as an activist and philanthropist, and his HIV positive...
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Change: Population Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at how population changes. Covers population pyramids, the demographic transition model, the problem of a youthful population, how China tries to control the size of its population, and how HIV and AIDS have...
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Website
Other

Cuso

For Students 9th - 10th
CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the latest government information on HIV-AIDS, allergies, the development of vaccines, and other health-related research topics.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: Political and Cultural Fusions

For Students 9th - 10th
This section outlines political and cultural events of the 1980s, including the ERA movement, government failure to act on HIV/AIDS, the war on drugs and the conservative Christian reach. Questions for discussion and critical thinking,...
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Other

Global Citizen Corps

For Students 9th - 10th
This youth organization is committed to fighting global poverty. The site requires registration in order to access the tools it provides for young people wanting to make a difference. But there is plenty of information on issues such as...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Viral Hijackers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners learn how viruses invade host cells and hijack the hosts' cell-reproduction mechanisms in order to make new viruses, which can in turn attack additional host cells. Students also learn how the immune system responds to a viral...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Virus: Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial investigates viruses. Learn about the flu, HIV, and how they can be treated with vaccines.
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Website
US Census Bureau

Us Census Bureau: International Data Base

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistical data on the population and demographics of 228 countries, including change, sex ratios, life expectancy, and percent with HIV/AIDS. There are also detailed explanations of the means of producing these statistics. It is...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Arthur Ashe

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of athlete Arthur Ashe describes his rise to fame in the world of sports, his work as an activist and his diagnosis of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Animal & Human Viruses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about viruses of humans and other animals, the Baltimore classification system, and the HIV life cycle.

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