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Who’s Got The Flu? Lesson PlanWho’s Got The Flu? Lesson Plan
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Cornell University
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8th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
2 hrs
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Scientific Equipment
Year
2010
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Who’s Got The Flu?

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This Who’s Got The Flu? lesson plan also includes:
  • W.H.O. Officials Says Deadly Pandemic Is Likely if the Asian Bird Flu Spreads Among People
  • ELISA Animation
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Become an immunologist for the day. Scholars elicit the use of the enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) to diagnose an infectious disease. Through the process, they learn about the immune system response to infectious diseases.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

infections, diseases, transmission, the immune system

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a mathematics connection by modeling the outbreak with an exponential equation
  • Ask pupils to model a positive and negative ELISA test in a graphic organizer

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a specific kit from Carolina Biological: ELISA Simulation Kit

Pros

  • References an animation to provide a visual representation of an outbreak
  • All materials are noninfectious yet behave as such for testing purposes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.9-10.3

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