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Race and Vaccine Hesitancy in the US

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What does race have to do with COVID vaccine hesitancy? That is the question young scholars pursue in a video lesson that looks at the impacts of such things as the Tuskegee Experiment, the unauthorized use of Henrietta Lacks's cancer...
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Immunization Month Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 6th
As a part of the back to school curriculum, students can learn about vaccines and their historical significance.
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Pharmaceutical Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to discuss and prepare a written summary of a scientific article about AIDS. They propose solutions to the opening activity of which drug is more effective in the fight against AIDS.
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Requiring HPV vaccine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the HPV vaccine and discover what it is supposed to do. In gropus, they consult with doctors and local health officials to discover the possible side effects of the vaccine and presents their findings to the class. They...
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Albert Sabin and Bioethics: Testing at the Chillicothe Federal Reformatory

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Do the ends justify the means? Getting a drug approved in the US is a long and involved process. But at some point out, it involves testing on humans. The ethics of such testing is the focus of a resource that uses Dr. Albert Sabin's...
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Law: Requiring HPV Vaccine

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners research the HPV vaccine and estimate its cost. They interview doctors and local health officials about it. Students write feature stories based on their research focusing on the timelines for implementation in their states or...
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Cures: Barometer

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners discuss and fill out a worksheet about the controversial cures of people with disabilities in the past. In this disabilities lesson plan, students write about the issues and justification for if they agree or disagree with these...
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Lesson Plan on HIV/AIDS

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine where, why, how and in what conditions HIV/AIDS exists. They examine the deadly impact this virus has had on the world and look at how to prevent the spread at home. The students also develop a greater awareness of the...
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"Cures" Chart

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students chart the "cures" for people with disabilities. For this disabilities lesson, students compare and contrast the care and treatment of people with disabilities in the past and present. Students write accurate summaries presented...
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Common Vaccinations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine vaccinations and how they work.  In this vaccinations lesson students create posters that describe the various types of vaccines. 
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Your Body's Defenses When Microbes Attack

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study how being exposed to a harmful microbe doesn't automatically make them ill. They discover the lines of defense against microbe invaders and explore the roles of skin and mucus membranes, white blood cells, and lymphocytes...
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Edward Jenner

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Here is an interesting lesson that tells the story of Edward Jenner, who came up with an immunization for smallpox. After watching a video that describes him, learners use an outline of a man to draw his picture and write down some facts...
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Ah Choo!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare bacteria to viruses to find the differences. In this biology lesson, students research viruses they have been inoculated against, using the Internet. Students complete a graphic organizer of their research on common...
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Curb the Epidemic!

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Class members use an applet on the Internet to simulate the spread of a disease. The simulation allows individuals to determine two nodes to vaccinate to limit the number of nodes infected. By running several simulations, scholars can...
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The Vaccination Question

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about common vaccines, then consider facts and opinions about the HPV vaccine and hold a fishbowl and discussion. They survey members of the community to determine their perspectives on the issue.
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Antibodies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of exploration activity on how vaccines and antibodies work. In this biology lesson, students test how antigens and antibodies work in the body. They discuss the benefits of vaccines in promoting immune responses.
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Singing for the Animals

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the correct attitudes and poster for a concert. In this "Singing for Animals" lesson, students created charts to diagram information about the homeless animals they were singing for. Students used correct diction and...
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Delve Into Diseases

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research diseases that affect people all around the world and write about their research. In this diseases lesson plan, 5th graders answer questions about vaccines, facts, differences in diseases, and more.
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Disease Warriors

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the importance of vaccines in fighting childhood disease.  In this health lesson, students play a game to model how vaccines protect against the spread of infectious disease. Students play a tag based game in which the...
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Medical Establishment: Hall of Fame

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover what a medical establishment is and how it helps people with disabilities.  In this medical lesson, students research information about a specific medical establishment online.  Students then work in pairs to create a...
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A Child's Journey Through Medicine

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the symptoms of asthma. In this biology lesson, 5th graders draw and label models of heart and lungs. They conduct a survey on asthma and construct graphs based on result.
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Smallpox Threat

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine a website devoted to sharing smallpox facts. They are to focus on the history of the diesease, how to prevent it and the pathology involved. They discover information about the smallpox vaccine and how it can be...
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The Science of HIV

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about the characteristics of HIV. In this biology instructional activity, students cite ways to prevent AIDS especially among uninformed teens. They plan a community awareness campaign targeting teens.
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A Shot in the Dark?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars ask and answer their own questions about smallpox and the smallpox vaccine. They create outlines for an informative CD-ROM that could be distributed to health care professionals.