About 40,000 people have sinus surgery every year, hoping to relieve sinus congestion due to allergies. Learners see why some people have allergies and others don't. From flowers' pollen to pet dander, some human immune systems are highly reactive to particles floating through the air. Scholars also explore why allergies, specifically in developed nations, are on the rise. 

Concepts

allergies, the immune system, flowers, pets

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Great video to include when teaching the immune system
• Have classes take polls of their peers to determine how many have allergies and what they are allergic to; post graphed results in the hallway

Classroom Considerations

• Video ends at 4:40, and the last 50 seconds is advertising

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides links to five other resources to explore allergies further
• Short, simple, engaging video for all levels of learners

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.2