Curated OER
Full Circle Advertising: A Look at Teen Alcohol Use and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
High schoolers analyze ads and learn about the effects of alcohol. Note that the PowerPoint mentioned in the procedure is not included, so you will need to prepare your own presentation. After the lecture, segue into fetal alcohol...
Curated OER
Pregnancy, Day 3: Prenatal Health
Focusing on prenatal health, this thorough resource provides discussion points about behaviors of the mother and of the father. It differentiates between controllable behaviors that help decrease problems with the developing fetus, and...
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Environmental Causes of Birth Defects
Get your high schoolers thinking about the factors that lead to birth defects. They examine how environmental factors and personal choices can cause birth defects in unborn children. They discover the effects of various handicaps such as...
Curated OER
What's The Big Deal About Accutane?
High schoolers take on the role of epidemiologists. They investigate an "outbreak" in serious birth defects that occur in infants born to teenage girls. students discover a link between the use of the acne drug called Accutane and birth...
Curated OER
Human Embryo Development and Birth Defects
Open this lesson with a discussion on birth defects. Break the class into groups to visit a website and learn about what happens at each stage of human embryo and fetal development. Assign each group a particular birth defect to...
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Crystal Meth
Students read and discuss an article on the devastating effects of crystal meth on a fetus development in mice. They relate this research to the possible causes of birth defects in babies whose mothers have used meth during pregnancy.
Curated OER
Birth Defects
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the terms related to birth defects and the answers are accessed through clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Karyotype Identification
Tenth graders lake a karyotype from their chromosomes and diagnose the genetic problem (if there is one).
PBS
Nova Online: Windows on the Womb
There are descriptions of 8 different prenatal tests that can be used to track the health and development of a baby. The risks of the tests are also included.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: The Love Canal Tragedy
An assessment of the horrific tragedy of the chemical pollution whcih seeped into the town of Love Canal. Written by an EPA administrator just months after carcinogenic materials began leaching into yards and the public school built over...
Other
Andrew and His Family's Journey With Apert Syndrome
This site is one family's personal experience with Apert's Syndrome in the life of their son. Shows pictures of the deformed child and explains the procedures he underwent to correct them. Also devotes one whole page to explaining the...
Other
The Cerebral Palsy Network: Anencephaly
A very good introductory site about Anencephaly, what it is and what it causes by The Cerebral Palsy Network.
Other
Heart Kids Nz
This resource offers information dedicated to helping New Zealand children with congenital heart disease, offering basic resources, information, and FAQ of general interest.
Other
Caring for Your Newborn With Cleft Lip And/or Cleft Palate
This site is geared to parents of newborns with cleft lip and or cleft palate. It discusses feeding, speach, hearing, surgery and more.
Other
Hearing and Behavior in the Child With Cleft Palate
Site discuses hearing and behavior problems in a child with cleft palate. It is written to parents, by parents who have experienced it.
National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Spina Bifida
A general site about Spina Bifida. Includes information on what it is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might be, what research is being done, and more.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What is fetal alcohol syndrome and why is it important for me to know about it? By completing this Web quest you will find out the answer to this question and hopefully be more knowledgable about fetal alcohol syndrome.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
University at Buffalo
Love Canal Collections: Niagara Gazette Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clippings covering many aspects of Love Canal including much information about the litigation and claims filed by those so affected by the pollution that seeped into the town.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Spina Bifida Incidence at Birth u.s., 1983 1990
This resource is an article which presents information on the spina bifida incidence in the United States, 1983-1990. It includes possible causes for trends.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Spina Bifida Incidence at Birth u.s., 1983 1990
This resource is an article that presents information on the spina bifida incidence in the United States, 1983-1990. It includes possible causes for trends.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment
Read about a 1996 study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Learn about how FAS is caused and detected, and how this disease can affect one's physical and cognitive development. Included, are recommendations for preventing FAS through...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
The Adverse Effects of Alcohol on Reproduction
This article, in which the author discusses how, by consuming alcohol, a pregnant woman can harm her unborn child, provides information on specific deformities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) as well as overviews of how...
Other
Teeter's Page
This site opens with a large picture of a little girl with Apert Syndrome. Scroll down for links to her story and videos of her as a baby. Link to countless other children with the same Syndrome.