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How Your Dog Can Protect You Before You're Born

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Are there things mothers can do to prevent their unborn children from having asthma? It turns out the answer is related to the household pets. The video explains how dogs and cats seem to protect the health of babies and children. It also relates the decline in infectious diseases with the increase in allergies and asthma.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Take an informal survey of pet ownership and asthma among students
  • Discuss the differences between correlation and causation
Classroom Considerations
  • Comments include inappropriate words for the classroom, so display the video carefully
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Provides a long list of references to continue learning more
  • Presents subtitles in Arabic, English, Spanish, and Thai
Cons
  • None