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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Sickle Cell Has Many Faces

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Sickle Cell Disease: what it is, what causes it, who is most at risk for it, what the effects are, and how to control it through living a healthy lifestyle.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Do You Know About Sickle Cell Anemia?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Good basic explanation of what this disease is, how it affects people who have it, and what treatments doctors and nurses use to help.
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Website
WebMD

Web Md: Sickle Cell Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD Health offers a detailed overview of sickle cell disease, a severe blood disorder. Content includes a focus on this disease's causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as information on how the disease progresses and when to call a...
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Lesson Plan
University of Washington

Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Sickle Cell Anemia [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use a Sickle Cell Anemia case study to learn about allele frequencies, genetics, and molecular biology.
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Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medical School: History of Sickle Cell Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is put out by a professor of the Harvard Medical School. It contains factual information on Sickle Cell Disease and the information is set up by links under different subject headings. This is a great site to check out on the...
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Website
Other

Sickle Cell Anemia Association: Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sickle Cell Anemia Association invites you to "visit often to get the latest news and available information" on sickle cell anemia. Visit the FAQ section for quick facts and answers to basic questions.