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Acp Online: Lyme Disease Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a brief list of terms and definitions that are related to Lyme disease provided for by the American College of Physicians.
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University of Kentucky

Uk Entomology: Ticks and Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this site and discover some preventative techniques you can use to help protect yourself from obtaining Lyme Disease.
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Read Works

Read Works: Watch Out for Ticks

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares nonfiction information about ticks. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Safety: Tick Tactics

For Students 3rd - 8th
Safety information for how to be on the lookout for ticks. Learn how to protect yourself from Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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US Department of Agriculture

Us Dept. Of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service: Recipe for Tick Soup

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource by Agricultural Research Service researches how Deer ticks present a major health threat. Find out how scientists are using roundworms (nematodes) to combat the deer tick population.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Hey! A Tick Bit Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Learn more about ticks, the diseases they can carry, how to avoid them, and what to do if you are bitten by a tick. Watch a demonstration of how to remove a tick and what to do with it after...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Tick Removal: A Step by Step Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to properly remove a tick from your arm with the simple, illustrated guide provided at this website. Also, learn why it is so important remove a tick as soon as possible.
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Curated OER

Neuroscience for Kids: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site delves into what Lyme Disease is as well as how you can get it. Thankfully, it also provides plenty of information as to what you can do to protect yourself from the disease as well as how it is treated.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Insect Stings and Bites

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you do if you a stung by a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket? This website explains what these insects leave behind on your skin and tells how you should treat stings. Also included is first-aid care for spider bites and tick...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: What Do We Do With Too Many White Tailed Deer?

For Students 9th - 10th
The rise in deer population is putting the animals in the way of harm from increased car accidents, damage to agricultural businesses as well as wildlife plant species, and ticks that cause things like Lyme disease. Take a look at...