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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Facts About Ricin

For Students 9th - 10th
Information that answers the questions what ricin is, where ricin is found and how it is used, how ricin exposures occur, how ricin affects the body, signs and symptoms of ricin exposure, and the like.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Umbrella Assassin: Biochemical Weaponry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research the first case of ricin poisoning in 1978, from a scientific and political perspective. Identify and rate potential sources of biochemical warfare available today.