Curated OER
Spot of Serious Trouble
Students examine the controversy surrounding the MMR vaccine. In this health lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the causes of measles, the history of the MMR vaccine, and the two sides of the vaccination debate.
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension 4 Level 12
Designed for English language learners, this reading passage and its accompanying questions focus on autism spectrum disorders. Find a way to interest your readers before handing them this somewhat heavy reading, as even many...
National First Ladies' Library
Every Child By Two: Early Childhood Immunizations
Students investigate the childhood immunizations and how they are used to help prevent the spread of disease. They conduct an information search using a variety of resources and focus upon the problem of disease in children. The research...
Curated OER
Health and Safety Childcare
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concepts of health and safety. The answers to the word search are found at the bottom of the page.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Immune Platoon
This site gives a comic book style description of the immune system and the "super powers" it uses to fight infections and other diseases. The site ends with the "case files" of several diseases in their disease database.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Mumps [Pdf]
Fact sheet on the mumps infection describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Vaccines and Immnunizations
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention site that covers just about anything you'd want to know about vaccines and immunizations, including vaccine recommendations, immunization schedules, vaccine safety, the importance of vaccines...
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Viral Diseases
A chart of information for various viral diseases. Learn about the causes, symptoms, control, and spread of viruses.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Encephalitis
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides a great look at the acute inflammation of the brain caused by a viral infection known as encephalitis. Sections in the article include: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, treatment,...