Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diseases
During a cholera outbreak, scientists presented two theories; one theory was based on miasma and the other on germs and contaminated water. The instructional activity looks at the scientific process for finding the real culprit.
Curated OER
Cholera and the Scientific Method
Five individuals in the class are "infected" with cholera! The rest of the class serves as investigators to discover the source of the outbreak. They test drinking fountains around campus for contamination. You, of course, will secretly...
Curated OER
Love in the Time of Cholera
Students examine causes and treatment options for cholera. In this biology instructional activity, students model the osmotic basis of cholera using dialysis tubes. Students propose treatments for hypothetical patient.
Curated OER
Cadron Settlement and the Trail of Tears
Young scholars examine the reason for removal of the Cherokee and other Indian nations. They map the water route of the Trail of Tears from its origination in the east and through the Arkansas River Valley to Indian Territory.
Curated OER
Rgilm 1 Word Search
In this history worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms/phrases related to US history. There are seven words located in the puzzle.
Curated OER
The Secret Garden
Students explore plants in science and England as they synthesize data from the book, "The Secret Garden in this twelve lessons unit. Comparisons between the nuturing needs of plants and humans are made.
Curated OER
The Last Great Canal
Students read about a cholera outbreak in the 1840's. They read maps, predict how cholera moved throughout the country and participate in a lab activity that demonstrates how disease is spread. They compare cholera through time.
BBC
Bbc: Development and Health
This interactive website is a lesson for students in determining the factors that divide developed and developing countries. Major health issues of each are also included. Archived.
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Med Myst: Peril in Prokaryon
This is the second in a series of five missions in the MedMyst series adventure games. Students will conduct field and laboratory investigations to solve the problem they are given, while playing the role of detective, scientist, and...
Textbook of Bacteriology
Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Vibrio Cholerae and Asiatic Cholera
In addition to providing information on the intestinal disease cholera, this article discusses characteristics of the bacterium that causes it, Vibrio cholerae. This website includes a picture of the bacterium, a map of the disease's...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Microbes and Disease
Students learn about six diseases caused by microorganisms. A video that looks at the impact disease has had on human history and society is provided. Students work in groups to read information about one disease, then share what they...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Travelers' Health: Disease Directory
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on over 40 diseases that travelers might need to be prepared for. Information includes description of disease, risk for travelers, preventive measures and treatment.
University of Oregon
Mapping History: American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Cholera
An overview of cholera discusses what the disease is; its symptoms; the geographical areas where it typically occurs; how it is transmitted; and how it is diagnosed, treated, and how it can be prevented.
University of California
The Lessons of 1832
The London cholera epidemic of 1832 and its aftermath are discussed.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Story of Cholera
This video by Yoni Goodman and the Global Health Media Project tells the story of cholera in one village. [4:29]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Infectious Disease
Investigate the spread of infectious diseases from whites to Native Americans during the westward expansion of the 1800s, and compare cholera to Ebola and other infectious diseases.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Crisis in Sudan: Responding to Medical Emergencies
Investigate the medical nature of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Describe the nature of cholera, malaria, hepatitis E, Ebola and malnutrition, which have been of major concern to humanitarian aid personnel in this...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Public Health: What Is Cholera?
This site has information about the intestinal disease cholera. The information at this site includes the symptoms of the infection, the way that it is spread, diagnosis and treatment, and the ways of preventing the spread of cholera.
New York State Dept. of Health
New York State Dept. Of Health: Cholera Fact Sheet
Read brief responses to questions about cholera. Learn how the disease is spread, how it is prevented, and how it is treated.
Read Works
Read Works: Westward Expansion the Oregon Trail
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about traveling along the Oregon Trail during the Westward Expansion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Cholera
A fact sheet describing the diarrhoeal disease, cholera. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and how the disease is treated.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Cholera
At this site learn about how cholera is spread and treated. The website is from the Center for Disease Control provides responses simple questions about the disease, as well as links to the websites of pharmaceutical companies that have...
Harvard University
Harvard University Library Open Collections Program: Cholera Epidemic
Students investigate cholera epidemics in the 19th century. Some topics explored are causes and treatments of cholera. Additional resources include web pages, manuscripts, references, and publications.