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Heart Disease Prevention
High schoolers create a PowerPoint presentation on heart disease. In this creative lesson students include symptoms, causes, treatments and ideas for prevention in their presentation.
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Wherever We Go, There They Are!
The central video for this lesson is not available through the included resource link. However, the activity that simulates the passing of a virus through a population is impacting and the other resource links are invaluable. Use this...
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Science and Society: Preventing the Spread of Disease
Looking for a valuable resource on the spread of infectious diseases? Here is a lesson in which pupils simulate the spread of diseases and learn about how to prevent them from spreading. Class members read case studies about diseases,...
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Webquest: Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease in Ghana
Students examine the impact of Guinea Worm Disease. In this world issues lesson, students take on the roles of Peace Corps Volunteers. Students will apply their knowledge of the Guinea worm life cycle to create a plan for eradicating the...
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Poisoned Picnic
A group of teachers attended a picnic; ten became sick and another four died. Young scholars must solve the mystery of what happened. They research the river, waste water treatment plant, each food that was served, and environmental...
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Treatment Through Time
Seventh graders explore how disease prevention and treatment changed throughout history. In this life science instructional activity, 7th graders create a classroom exhibit about this topic. They present their project to visitors.
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Measures To Combat Mad Cow Disease
High schoolers read an article at CNNfyi.com about Mad Cow disease. They identify and explain bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They formulate ways to combat mad cow disease.
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Delve Into Diseases
Fifth graders research diseases that affect people all around the world and write about their research. In this diseases lesson plan, 5th graders answer questions about vaccines, facts, differences in diseases, and more.
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Colds and Germs
Students determine how diseases are spread from one person to another. They investigate the importance of hand washing to reduce the spread of common colds and other diseases. They listen to teacher read alouds and complete an inquiry...
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Myth Busters: HIV Transmission
Students discuss the facts and myths about HIV. For this health lesson, students explain how diseases spread from person to another. They create a presentation to share their research findings with the class.
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: The Cycle of Addiction
Drug addiction, including prescription drug addiction, begins with a reason that's different for every user. High schoolers learn more about the reasons people begin abusing drugs with a set of videos and worksheets that discuss four...
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Disease Warriors
Learners explore the importance of vaccines in fighting childhood disease. In this health lesson, students play a game to model how vaccines protect against the spread of infectious disease. Learners play a tag based game in which...
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Autoimmune Disease
Students conduct Internet research on an autoimmune disease, and present the information in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign
The I-STOP law was designed to regulate the distribution and tracking of prescription drugs. After reading an article about its signing and implementation, middle and high schoolers work together to come up with their own ideas for an...
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Rodent-borne Diseases: Getting the Facts Out There
High schoolers conduct research of the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) or lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV). They obtain the information and create a public announcement in the form of a brochure, newsletter, poster, radio...
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Mechanisms to Fight Disease
Students explain how our body fight diseases. In this biology lesson, students identify the role of bacteria and viruses in human illness. They create a PowerPoint presentation and essay at the of the unit.
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The Case of the Contaminated Maize
Environmental health students read about an outbreak of aflatoxin poisoning with the intent to examine the stages of an epidemiologic investigation. As they read the case study, they identify where the outbreak occurred, form a...
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What is Wrong with My Pet? - An Introduction to Zoonoses
Students describe how ringworm and roundworm cause diseases in both humans and animals. In this life science instructional activity, students research how these diseases can be transmitted. They create an information brochure to promote...
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Rabies-The Global Connection!
Students explore common misconceptions about rabies. In this health science lesson, students discuss how this disease can be treated and prevented. They research and create an information pamphlet about rabies.
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HIV/AIDS
Tenth graders discuss facts and myths about HIV transmission. In this biology lesson plan, 10th graders complete an HIV awareness poster and scavenger hunt. They simulate the transmission of the disease through a class activity.
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Air Quality
Students observe air quality and monoxide data. In this air quality instructional activity, students draw conclusions and manipulate data from a one year period on changes in air quality.
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Contemplating Nature vs. Nurture
Does having an addict in your family make it more likely to become one yourself? Explore the genetic risk factors, as well as the prominent environmental influences, for substance addiction in a lesson that encourages awareness and open...
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Decisions and Consequences
Teach young learners that most drug addictions end in one of three outcomes: treatment, jail, or death. After watching a short video segment on the consequences of drug abuse, class members discuss what they viewed and consider what...
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Human Body: Teeth
Students examine the structure of teeth, the different types of teeth and their functions. They discuss how to take care of their teeth and how to prevent dental diseases by viewing movies, participating in hands-on experiments and...